A.gaze at, observe, ἵνα μή τις Ἀχαιῶν βλήμενον ἀθρήσειε Il.l.c., cf. 14.334; οὐδέ πῃ ἀθρῆσαι δυνάμην (sc. Σκύλλην) Od.12.232, cf. 19.478, E.Hec.679, El. 827; [“οἱ μεθύοντες] ἀθρεῖν τὰ πόρρω οὐ δύνανται” Arist.Pr.872a19.
b.. inspect, “ἱερά” IG12(1).694 (Rhodes).
2. abs. or with a Prep., look earnestly, gaze, “ὅτ᾽ ἐς πεδίον τὸ Τρωϊκὸν ἀθρήσειε” Il.10 11; ἄθρει observe, watch, A.Fr.226; δεῦρ᾽ ἄθρησον look hither, E.Hipp.300; “λεύσσετ᾽, ἀθρήσατε” Id.Andr.1228; οὐ γὰρ ἴδοις ἂν ἀθρῶν by observing, S.OC 252; “ἄθρει πᾶς κύκλῳ σκοπῶν” Ar.Av. 1196.
II. later, of the mind, look upon, observe, θέλων ἄθρησον view kindly, Pi.P.2.70; “πολλὰ πυθέσθαι, πολλὰδ᾽ ἀθρῆσαι” S.OT1305, cf. OC1032; “ἄθρησον αὐτό” E.Ba. 1281; ἐς τοῦδ᾽ ἀθρήσας θάνατον ἡγείσθω θεούς ib.1326, etc.:—foll. by interrog. or rel. clause, καὶ ταῦτ᾽ ἄθρησον, εἰ.. consider this also, whether. . , S.Ant.1077, cf. 1216: imper. freq. in Pl., as “τόδε τοίνυν ἄθρει, πότερον. . ” R.394e; “ἄθρει μὴ οὐ..” Grg.495b; “ἄθρει ὅτι. .” R. 583b; also “ἀθρῶ” Prm.144d, “ἀθρῶν” Ti.91e.