ὀι?ω, οἴω, ὀι?ομαι,
οἴομαι , opt. οἴοιτο, ipf.
ὠι?ετο, aor. ὀι?σατο, pass. aor. ὠίσθην,
part. ὀισθείς: verb of subjective view
or opinion, think, believe, fancy, regularly foll. by
inf.; often iron. or in litotes, ὀι?ω,
methinks, Od. 8.180,
Il. 13.263; likewise
parenthetically (opinor), Od. 16.309;
sometimes to be paraphrased, ‘suspect,’ or when
the reference is to the future, ‘expect’; implying
apprehension, Od. 19.390
. γόον δ᾽ ὠι?ετο θυ_μός, was
‘bent on,’ or ‘engrossed with’
lamentation, Od. 10.248; once
impers., like δοκεῖ, Od. 19.312.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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