δέρκομαι , ipf. iter. δερκέσκετο, aor. 2 ἔδρακον, perf. w. pres. signif. δέδορκα: look, see, strictly of the darting
glance of the eye; πῦρ ὀφθαλμοῖσι
δεδορκώς,
Od. 19.446;
δεινὸν δερκομένη, ‘with dreadful
glance,’ of the Gorgon, Il.
11.37; typically of life, ἐμεῦ ζῶντος
καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο, while I live and
‘see the light of day,’ Il. 1.88, Od. 16.439; with
obj. accusative, Il. 13.86, Il. 14.141.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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