εὔσκοπος

euskopos

keen-sighted, watchful

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

138
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7137
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11198
Iliad 2
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Book 24 2
Chapter ?

2424
24109

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔσκοπος, Ep. ἐΰσκ-, ον, (σκοπέω) A. keen-sighted, watchful, ἐΰσκοπος Ἀργεϊφόντης Il. 24.24, Od. 7.137; of Artemis, 11.198 (cf. ΙΙ); of Heracles, Theoc. 25.143; of Pan, Orph. H. 11.9; of men, AP 11.112 (Nicarch.). 2. far-seen, of stars and light, Ar. Ec. 2 (v.l.), A.R. 4.1716; of places, commanding a wide view, τὰ -ώτατα X. Cyr. 6.3.2, cf. Arist. HA 628a11 (nisi leg. εὐσκεπῆ), Plu. Cat.Ma. 13. II. (σκοπός) shooting well, of unerring aim (as some explain Od. 11.198), of Apollo, Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.61; Βριτόμαρτις Call. Dian. 190; τόξοις πρόσωθεν εὐσκόποις χειρουμένη A. Ch. 694; εὐσκοπώτερα βάλλειν Hld. 9.5. Adv. -πως, βάλλειν Ph. 2.355: metaph., ἐξομοιοῦν Id. 1.681; εὐ. ἔχειν τῶν ἀποκρίσεων Philostr. VS 2.1.9.

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