σκοπιά

skopia

lookout-place

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 7
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4524
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8302
Book 10 3
Chapter ?

1097
10148
10194
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14261
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17430
Iliad 6
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4275
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5771
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8557
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16299
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20137
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22145

Dictionary (LSJ)

σκοπιά, Ion. σκοπ-ιή, ἡ, A. lookout-place, in Hom. esp. a hill-top, σκοπιὴν εἰς παιπαλόεσσαν Od. 10.97; ἀπὸ σκοπιῆς εἶδεν Il. 4.275, Od. 4.524; ἥμενος ἐν σκοπιῇ Il. 5.771; ὀπτῆρας δὲ κατὰ σκοπιὰς ὤτρυνα νέεσθαι each to his lookout-place, Od. 14.261; ἄγγελος . . ἀπὸ τηλαυγέος φαινόμενος σ. Thgn. 550; watch-tower, Hdt. 2.15; ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σ. μοι φαίνεται Pl. R. 445c. 2. peak, height, of Cithaeron, Simon. 130; of Athos, S. Fr. 237 (anap.); Ἰλιὰς σ., of the Trojan acropolis, E. Hec. 931 (lyr.), cf. Ph. 233 (lyr.), Ar. Nu. 281 (lyr.), etc.; Θάσου σκοπιαί JHS 29.93: metaph., Pi. N. 9.47:—σκοπιαί personified as women (Oreads), Philostr. Im. 2.4. II. look-out, watch, σκοπιὴν ἔχειν to keep watch, Od. 8.302; οὔ κῃ πρόσω σ. ἔχοντες τούτων Hdt. 5.13; κρυπταὶ σ. X. Eq.Mag. 4.10; σκοπιὴν φυλάσσειν Arat. 883.

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