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ὀφθαλμ-ιάω

ophthalmiao

suffer from ophthalmia

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What it meant

ὀφθαλμ-ιάω · ophthalm-iaō — LSJ

suffer from ophthalmia

suffer from ophthalmia, Hdt. 7.229, Hp. Aph. 6.17, Ar. Ra. 192, Fr. 129, X. HG 2.1.3, Pl. Alc. 2.139e, Antiph. 252.1, etc.

II at the sight, look longingly, jealously, covetously, feel jealous, envious, look jealously at

metaph., of the pain caused by envy at the sight of other menʼs prosperity, look longingly, jealously, or covetously, of lovers, Hyp. Fr. 258; ἐπί τινι Anon. ap. Suid., cf. Plu. QConv. 2.705d (so beautiful women are called ὀφθαλμῶν ἀλγηδόνες, Hdt. 5.18); ὀ. περὶ τὸ κάλλος τῆς πόλεως, τῆς χώρας, feel jealous or envious about or at . . , Plb. 1.7.2, 2.17.3: c. acc., look jealously at, τὸ πλῆθος τῶν προσόδων Id. 31.21.1.

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