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εἰσοράω , Ep. part. εἰσορόων, inf. Med. εἰσοράασθαι: fut. εἰσόψομαι: aor. εἰσεῖδον, Ep. inf. -ιδέειν:—
A.look into, look upon, behold, common in Poets, Od.4.142,al., Sapph.Supp.13.3, etc., but rare in Prose (as X.Cyr.5.1.16, Pl.Grg.526c); “ἐσορᾶν καλόςPi.O.8.19; “ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶνA.Pr.248; “ἐς. τὴν νέαHdt.8.92:—Med. in same sense, freq. in Hom., “εἰσοράασθε ἵππουςIl.23.495 : mostly in inf., οὗ..ὀξύτατον.. φάος εἰσοράασθαι whose eye is quickest to discern, 14.345; ὥς τε.. ἀθάνατος ἰνδάλλεται εἰσοράασθαι he is like an immortal to behold, Od.3.246; “μείζονες εἰσοράασθαι10.396, cf. 24.252 : aor. εἰσειδόμην, imper. “ἐσίδεσθ᾽A.Pr.141 (anap.); εἰσιδόμαν ib.427 (lyr.):—Pass., “ὅσσον.. ἠελίοιο μεσσηγὺς δύσιές τε καὶ ἀντολαὶ εἰσορόωνταιA.R.1.85.
2. look upon with admiration,πάντες δὲ θεοὺς ὣς εἰσορόωσιIl.12.312; “μιν..θεὸν ὣς εἰσορόωντεςOd. 7.71; simply, “σε μᾶλλον Ἀχαιοὶ εἰσορόωσιν..20.166: hence, pay regard to, respect,πλοῦτον εὐγένειανE.El.1097: with a Prep., “ἐσορῶντες ἐς τὴν μαντικήνHdt.4.68: generally, look at or gaze upon steadily, A.Pers.III (lyr.), E.Med.264.
3. look on with the mind's eye, perceive, οὐκ εἰσορᾷς; S.El.997, cf.611; “εἰ.ὡς..Id.Ph.501.
5. folld. by μή, take care lest.., Id.El.584.
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