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σκέπτομαι in Att. σκοπῶ or σκοποῦμαι are used in the present to look about, look carefully, followed by prep. εἰς, Od., Eur.:—c. acc. to look after, watch, Il., Hdt., Attic:—absol. to look out, reconnoitre, Hdt.; σκέψαι look, Aesch.; σκέψασθε look out, Ar. of the mind, to look to, view, examine, consider, think on, Soph., Thuc., etc.:—σκέψασθε δέ: only consider, Thuc. to think of beforehand, premeditate, Dem. perf. also in pass. sense, ἐσκεμμένα things well-considered, Thuc.; σκοπεῖτε οὖν. Answ. ἔσκεπται Plat.; so 3 fut. pass. ἐσκέψεται Plat.

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to look about, look carefully

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σκέπτομαι

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σκέπτομαι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σκεπτομαι

IDX:

29669

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29704

Key:

ske/ptomai

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