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ἐμβλέπω

emblepo

look in the face, look at

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμβλέπω, pf. ἐμβέβλοφα PLond. 1.42.21 (ii B.C.):—Α. look in the face, look at, τινὶ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς Pl. Chrm. 155c, cf. D. 19.69; ἐ. εἰς τὸν ὀφθαλμόν Pl. Alc. 1.132e, etc.: c. acc., ἐμβλέπω σε, παῖ, Com.Adesp. 17.7 D., cf. Herod. 2.68, AP 11.3, Ev.Marc. 8.25: abs., X. Mem. 3.11.10, Arist. EN 1175a9. b. ἐ. εἰς consider, τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Ev.Matt. 6.26; look into a matter, PTeb. 28.15 (ii B.C.). 2. simply, look, ποῖ ἐμβλέψασα . . ; S. El. 995; δεινὸν ἐ. Pl. Ion 535e, Plu. Pyrrh. 34, etc.; πῦρ ἐ. Philostr. Im. 1.28; ἱρὰ ἐς λῷον -οντα Herod. 4.80.
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