ὀπιπεύω
ὀπιπεύω, stare at
ὀπῑπ-εύω,
- stare at, with collat. notion of spying, watch, ὀπιπεύσεις δὲ γυναῖκας Od. 19.67; or of fear, τί δʼ ὀπιπεύεις πολέμοιο γεφύρας; Il. 4.371, cf. Hes. Op. 29.
- II watch, spy, οὐ γάρ σʼ ἐθέλω βαλέειν . . λάθρῃ ὀπιπεύσας, ἀλλʼ ἀμφαδόν Il. 7.243; εὖ μάλʼ ὀπιπεύοντα . . βάλλειν Hes. Op. 806, cf. Musae. 101, Orph. A. 249:—Med., to be on the alert, Onos. 10.26.
- III seduce, Man. 3.196:—Pass., δολεροῖσιν -ευθεῖσαι ἔπεσσιν Id. 6.182. (Redupl. from ὀπ-, cf. ὄπ-ωπα.)
ὀπιπεύω [ῑ] c. le suiv. Mus. 101.
Étym. indo-europ. *opi-h₃kw-, regarder ; de ὀπι-, v. *ὄπις 2, et *h₃ekw-, v. ὄπωπα.
ὀπιπεύω, [ῑ], spätere Form für ὀπιπτεύω ; Coluth. 254 ; Maneth. oft.
ὀπιπεύω
[ὀπ-. See ὁράω.]
To eye: τί ὀπιπεύεις πολέμοιο γεφύρας; (instead of advancing to the fight) Il. 4.371, οὔ σʼ ἐθέλω βαλέειν ὀπιπεύσας (holding you in talk and looking out for a weak spot) Il. 7.243 : ὀπιπεύσεις γυναῖκας (will be ogling the maids) Od. 19.67.