ὀπιπεύω

opipeuo

stare at

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 4 1
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4371
Book 7 1
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7243
Odyssey 1
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Book 19 1
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1967

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀπιπεύω, A. 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.)

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