ἐπισκοπέω
episkopeo
look upon
Appears 57 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπισκοπέω, fut. -σκέψομαι, later -σκοπήσω 103.8: aor. -εσκεψάμην, later -εσκόπησα Herm. 44, 59: pf. ἐπέσκεμμαι VM 14, Epin. 990a; also in pass. sense, Cael. 299a10, PA 692a18:—Α. look upon or at, inspect, observe, ἱστορίας καὶ τἆλλα ἔγγραφα Milet. 3.155 (ii B.C.) (also in Med., ἐ. τὸ περίχωμα PLille 1v 27 (iii B.C.), etc.); regard, τἄμʼ ἐ. κακά Heracl. 869; of tutelary gods, Θηβαΐας ἐπισκοποῦντʼ ἀγυιάς, of Bacchus, Ant. 1136 (lyr.); Ἴλιον . . ἐπισκοπεῖ σεμνὸς Ποσειδῶν IT 1414, cf. Ph. 661 (lyr.); ὦ Δῆμʼ, ἐναργῶς ἡ θεός σʼ ἐπισκοπεῖ Eq. 1173, cf. 1186; also of a ruler, ἐ. τὴν πολιτείαν R. 506b, cf. Oec. 4.6 (so in Med., θαμὰ ἐπεσκοπεῖτο ἡμᾶς observed, Ly. 207a): folld. by Relat., ἐ. καὶ ἀναμετρήσαντες ὅσῳ ἐλάσσων ὁ χῶρος γέγονε 2.109; ἐ. πῶς ἔχει Grg. 451c; τόδε ἐπίσκεψαι εἴ τι λέγω Phd. 87b, cf. Mem. 2.1.22; πότερον . . ἤ . . R. 518a; τίς εἴη . . Mem. 3.2.4, cf. Smp. 1.12; ἐ. μή . . take care lest, Ep.Hebr. 12.15. 2. visit, ὦ θάνατε, νῦν μʼ ἐπίσκεψαι μολών Aj. 854; visit as a friend (ironically), 9.12; esp. visit the sick, Cyr. 8.2.25, Mem. 3.11.10; of the physician, 4.2.4:—Med., 59.56, 11.2, 14.633:—Pass., εὐνὴν ὀνείροις οὐκ ἐπισκοπουμένην visited not by dreams, i.e. sleepless, Ag. 13. 3. of a general, inspect, review, τὰς τάξεις An. 2.3.2; τὰ ὅπλα Cyr. 6.3.21, cf. Eu. 296. 4. consider, reflect, meditate, ὅ τι ἂν μέλλῃς ἐρεῖν, πρότερον ἐπισκόπει τῇ γνώμῃ 1.41; also ἐ. πρός τι Lg. 924d; περί τινος Prt. 348d, al., 35.5; ὑπέρ τινος 3.15.2; σαυτὸν ἐ. ὅστις εἴης Mem. 4.2.24; ἐ. τίς . . , ποία τις . . Pol. 1274b32; πότερον . . ib.1276b16:—Med., examine with oneself, meditate, Phd. 91d; εἰς τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐ. τι Phlb. 61e, cf. 219.8, 46:—Pass., pf. (v.supr.). 5. exercise the office of ἐπίσκοπος, v.l.in 1 Ep.Pet. 5.2.
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