ἐπεῖδον
ἐπεῖδον, to look upon, behold
ἐπεῖδον, aor. 2, inf. ἐπιδεῖν, with no pres. in use, ἐφοράω being used instead,
- look upon, behold, see, of evils, κακὰ πόλλʼ ἐπιδόντα Il. 22.61:—Med., ἐπιδόμενοι A. Supp. 646 (lyr.); ἐπιδέσθαι E. Med. 1414 (anap.); ἐπιδώμεθα Ar. Nu. 289 (lyr.).
- 2 esp. of the gods, look upon human affairs, Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι προφρόνως στόλον A. Supp. 1 (anap.), cf. 145 (lyr.), 1030 (lyr.); νιν Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι κοταίνων Id. Th. 485 (lyr.); Κύριε, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπειλὰς αὐτῶν Act.Ap. 4.29.
- 3 remain seeing, i.e. live to see, τὰ τέκνα Hdt. 6.52, cf. X. Vect. 6.1; experience, χαλεπά Id. An. 3.1.13: with part. added, μηδʼ ἐπίδοιμι τάνδʼ ἀστυδρομουμέναν πόλιν A. Th. 220 (lyr.), cf. Ag. 1539 (lyr.); ἐπιδεῖν ἐρήμην τὴν πόλιν γενομένην Isoc. 4.96; τὴν πατρίδα ἐπιδεῖν δουλεύουσαν D. 18.205; αὐτὸς λωβηθεὶς καὶ τοὺς αὑτοῦ ἐπιδὼν παῖδας [λωβηθέντας] Pl. Grg. 473c.
ἐπεῖδον, ao. 2 d’ἐφοράω.
ἐπεῖδον, inf. ἐπιδεῖν, aor.2 zu ἐφοράω.
ἐπεῖδον
inf. ἐπ-ιδεῖν
aor2 with no pres. in use, ἐφοράω being used instead.
- 1to look upon, behold, Il.; also in Mid., Eur., Ar.:—of the gods, to look upon human affairs, Aesch.
- 2to continue to see, i. e. to live to see, Hdt.: to experience, χαλεπά Xen.