ὀφθαλμός
ὀφθαλμός
ὀφθαλμός, οῦ, ὁ,
from !οπ, Root of ὄψομαι, ὀφθῆναι
the eye, mostly in pl., Hom., etc.; ἐλθεῖν ἐς ὀφθαλμούς τινος to come before oneʼs eyes, Il.; ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν before oneʼs eyes, Lat. in oculis, Hom., Attic; πρὸ τῶν ὀφθ. Aeschin.; ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν out of oneʼs sight, Hdt.; κατʼ ὀφθαλμούς to oneʼs face, Ar.
in sg. the eye of a master or ruler, πάντα ἰδὼν Διὸς ὀφθ. Hes.; so a king is called ὀφθ. οἴκων Aesch.; and in Persia ὀφθαλμὸς βασιλέως, the kingʼs eye, was a confidential officer, through whom he beheld his subjects, Hdt., Ar., etc.
ἑσπέρας ὀφθ., νυκτὸς ὀφθ., of the moon, Pind.
the dearest, best, as the eye is the most precious part of the body, ὀφθαλμὸς Σικελίας Pind.; μέγας ὀφθαλμός a great comfort, Soph.
the eye or bud of a plant or tree, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
ὀφθαλμός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οφθαλμος
Intro Text:
ὀφθαλμός
ὀφθαλμός, οῦ, ὁ,
from !οπ, Root of ὄψομαι, ὀφθῆναι
the eye, mostly in pl., Hom., etc.; ἐλθεῖν ἐς ὀφθαλμούς τινος to come before oneʼs eyes, Il.; ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν before oneʼs eyes, Lat. in oculis, Hom., Attic; πρὸ τῶν ὀφθ. Aeschin.; ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν out of oneʼs sight, Hdt.; κατʼ ὀφθαλμούς to oneʼs face, Ar.
in sg. the eye of a master or ruler, πάντα ἰδὼν Διὸς ὀφθ. Hes.; so a king is called ὀφθ. οἴκων Aesch.; and in Persia ὀφθαλμὸς βασιλέως, the kingʼs eye, was a confidential officer, through whom he beheld his subjects, Hdt., Ar., etc.
ἑσπέρας ὀφθ., νυκτὸς ὀφθ., of the moon, Pind.
the dearest, best, as the eye is the most precious part of the body, ὀφθαλμὸς Σικελίας Pind.; μέγας ὀφθαλμός a great comfort, Soph.
the eye or bud of a plant or tree, Xen.
URN:
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