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εἰσοράω

eisorao

look into, look upon, behold

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 29 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

εἰσοράω · eisoraō — LSJ

look into, look upon, behold, to discern, to behold

look into, look upon, behold, common in Poets, Od. 4.142, al., Sapph. Supp. 13.3, etc., but rare in Prose (as X. Cyr. 5.1.16, Pl. Grg. 526c); ἐσορᾶν καλός Pi. O. 8.19; ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶν A. Pr. 248; ἐσ. τὴν νέα Hdt. 8.92:—Med. in same sense, freq. in Hom., εἰσοράασθε ἵππους Il. 23.495 : mostly in inf., οὗ..ὀξύτατον.. φάος εἰσοράασθαι whose eye is quickest to discern, 14.345; ὥς τε.. ἀθάνατος ἰνδάλλεται εἰσοράασθαι he is like an immortal to behold, Od. 3.246; μείζονες εἰσοράασθαι 10.396, cf. 24.252

b seest)

c. part., εἰσορῶ τινὰ στείχοντα E. Hipp. 51; πόλιν..μοι ξυνοῦσαν εὔνουν S. OC 772: parenthetic, ὡς ἕρποντος (εἰσορᾶς) ἐμοῦ since I (thou seest) am coming, Id. Tr. 394 (s.v.l.).

2 look upon with admiration, pay regard to, respect, look at, gaze upon steadily

look upon with admiration, πάντες δὲ θεοὺς ὣς εἰσορόωσι Il. 12.312; μιν..θεὸν ὣς εἰσορόωντες Od. 7.71; simply, σε μᾶλλον Ἀχαιοὶ εἰσορόωσιν.. 20.166: hence, pay regard to, respect, πλοῦτον ἢ εὐγένειαν E. El. 1097: with a Prep., ἐσορῶντες ἐς τὴν μαντικήν Hdt. 4.68: generally, look at or gaze upon steadily, A. Pers. 111 (lyr.), E. Med. 264.

3 look on with the mindʼs eye, perceive

look on with the mindʼs eye, perceive, οὐκ εἰσορᾷς; S. El. 997, cf. 611; εἰ.ὡς.. Id. Ph. 501.

4 visit

of angry gods, visit, θεοὶ γὰρ εὖ μὲν ὀψὲ δʼ εἰσορῶσι Id. OC 1536, cf. 1370.

5 take care

folld. by μή, take care lest.., Id. El. 584.

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