ἰδού

ἰδού (ἰδοῦ ἴδου Hdn.Gr. ap. Choerob. in Theod. 2.140), aor.2 imper.Med. of ὁράω; but, ἰδού (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr. 1.417, al.),

• Aas Adv., lo! behold! (even with words of hearing, ἰδοὺ δοῦπον αὖ κλύω τινά S. Aj. 870 (lyr.), cf. El. 1410):
• • • 1 with Nouns and Prons., ἰ. χελιδών Klein Meistersign. 133 (Attic vase, vi B.C.), etc.; ἰ. ἐγώ here am I, LXX Ge. 27.1, al.; ἰ. ἡ μνᾶ σοι Ev.Luc. 19.20; οὐκ ἰ. Ἀαρών; LXX Ex. 4.14.
    • 2 with Verbs,
    • • a in the imper., ἰ. θεᾶσθε S. Tr. 1079, Ar. Ach. 366; esp. in offering a thing, take it! ἰ. δέχου παῖ S. Ph. 776.
      • b in ind. of all tenses, ἰ. πείθομαι E. Or. 143 (lyr.): freq. in LXX and NT with past tenses, Ge. 24.15, al., Ev.Matt. 27.51, al.; in the middle of a sentence, Ev.Luc. 13.16.
    • 3 with questions, ἰ., τί ἔστιν; Ar. Nu. 825, Eq. 157.
    • 4 in repeating anotherʼs words quizzingly, as ἰδού γʼ ἄκρατον wine, quotha! ib. 87; ἰ. λέγειν ib. 344; ἰδού γε κλέπτειν Id. Th. 206, cf. Ec. 136.

ἰδού, als adv., sieh, sieh da ! wenn man Einem Etwas darreicht, ἰδοὺ δέχου παῖ Soph. Phil. 765 ; vgl. Ar. Pax init., wo der Aufforderung αἶρʼ αἶρε μᾶζαν entspricht ἰδού, da hast du es, u. δὸς μᾶζαν ἑτέραν, ἰδοὺ μάλʼ αὖθις ; vgl. φέρʼ ἴδω, τί ἄρʼ ἔνεστιν αὐτόθι · δός μοι τὸ ποτήριον, ἰδού Ar. Eq. 121 ; – ἰδού, θεᾶσθε πάντες Soph. Tr. 1068 ; ἰδοὺ ὑμῖν, ἐμπλήσθητε τοῦ καλοῦ θεάματος Plat. Rep. IV.440a ; – ein einzelnes Wort höhnisch hervorhebend ; Ar. Eq. 85 sagt Einer μὰ Δίʼ ἀλλʼ ἄκρατον οἶνον, worauf der Andere bemerkt ἰδού γʼ ἄκρατον, ei sieh doch reinen Wein ! Nub. 873, Pax 196 u. öfter bei Ar. u. a. Comic.

ἰδού 2nd sg mid imperat of εἰδόμην, as adv.

• • • 1lo! behold! see there! Soph.; ἰδού, δέχου there! take it! Lat. en tibi! Soph., etc.:— well, as you please! Ar.
    • 2in repeating anotherʼs words quizzingly, ἰδού γʼ ἄκρατον oh yes, wine, Ar.