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ὑποβλέπω

upoblepo

look up from under

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What it meant

ὑποβλέπω · hypoblepō — LSJ

look up from under, at, look askance at, eye suspiciously, angrily, cast stolen looks at

look up from under the brows at, look askance at, eye suspiciously or angrily (cf. ὑπόδρα), Pherecr. 153.2 (hex.), Ar. Lys. 519 (anap.), Th. 396; ὑ. αὐτὸν ὡς καταφρονοῦντα σφῶν Pl. Smp. 220b; ὑποβλέψονταί σε διαφθορέα ἡγούμενοι Id. Cri. l.c., cf. Luc. Symp. 6, App. Syr. 45; also, cast stolen looks at, of lovers, Plu. Curios. 2.521b:—Pass., ὑποβλεπώμεθʼ ὡς ἐγνωσμένοι E. HF 1287.

2 menacing, look mischievously

of menacing looks, ἀπειλητικόν τι ὑ. Luc. Vit.Auct. 7; δεινόν τι καὶ θηριῶδες Id. Am. 29; ταυρηδὸν ὑ. πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα look mischievously, Pl. Phd. 117b.

3

ὑ. ἐλεεινά APl. 16.199 (Crin.); ἐς τὸν βάρβαρον Philostr. Jun. Im. 2.

II look with the eyes half open, blink

look with the eyes half open, blink, of persons half asleep, Hp. Coac. 64, Arist. Insomn. 462a22, Pr. 958a21.

III look under

look under, ὑ. τοῖς ληΐοις Plu. Es. carn. 1 2.994c.

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