εἴδω

εἴδω, no [voice] Act. [tense] pres. in use, ὁράω being used:—[voice] Med., v.infr. A.11: [tense] aor. 2 [full] εἶδον always in sense of

A see (so in [tense] pres. and [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med., to be seen, i.e. seem): but [tense] pf. [full] οἶδα, in [tense] pres. sense, know. (With ἔ-ϝιδον, cf. ([etym.] ϝ) είδομαι, (ϝ) εῖδος, Lat. videre; with ([etym.] ϝ) οῖδα, cf. Skt. véda, Goth. wait, OE. wát 'know'.)

A [tense] aor. 2 εἶδον (late

εἶδα Orph.A.118

), serving as [tense] aor. to ὁράω, [dialect] Ep. ἴδον, iter.

ἴδεσκε Il.3.217

, late [dialect] Aeol.

εὔιδον Epigr.Gr.990.11

([place name] Balbilla); imper. ἴδε (in [dialect] Att. written as Adv. ἰδέ, behold! Hdn.Gr.2.23), ἴδετε; subj. ἴδω, [dialect] Ep.

ἴδωμι Il.18.63

; opt. ἴδοιμι; inf. ἰδεῖν, [dialect] Ep. ἰδέειν; part. ἰδών: hence, [tense] fut.

ἰδησῶ Theoc.3.37

:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 2 εἰδόμην, [dialect] Ep. ἰδόμην, in same sense, poet., [dialect] Ion., and later Prose (c. gen., Arat.430) (so in compds., even in [dialect] Att. Prose, v. ἐπ-, προ-, ὑπ-ειδόμην); imper. ἰδοῦ (freq. written as Adv. ἰδού, = ἰδέ); subj. ἴδωμαι; opt. ἰδοίμην; inf. ἰδέσθαι; part.

ἰδόμενος Hdt.1.88

, al.:

1 see, perceive, behold, ὀφθαλμοῖσι or ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσι ἰδέσθαι see before the eyes, Il.1.587, etc.;

ἰδεῖν ἐν ὄμμασιν E.Or.1020

; ἄγε, πειρήσομαι ἠδὲ ἴδωμαι well, I will try and see, Od.6.126, cf. 21.159; mark, observe, Il.4.476, Od.4.412, etc.: folld. by relat. clause,

ἴδωμ' ὅτιν' ἔργα τέτυκται Il.22.450

;

ἀλλ' ἄγε θᾶσσον ἰδώμεθα ὅττι τάδ' ἐστίν Od.10.44

: freq. in inf. after Subst. or Adj., θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι a marvel to behold, Il.5.725;

οἰκτραῖσιν ἰδεῖν A.Pr.240

;

ἐλεινὸς ἰδεῖν Pl.R.620a

.

b see a person, i.e. meet him, speak with him, Th.4.125, X.An.2.4.15, etc.

c see, i.e. experience,

νόστιμον ἦμαρ ἰδέσθαι Od.3.233

, etc.;

δούλειον ἦμαρ ἰδεῖν E.Hec.56

;

ἀέλιον ἕτερον ἰδεῖν S.Tr.835

;

τὴν δίκην ἰδεῖν Id.Ant.1270

(lyr.); ἀλόχου κουριδίης . . οὔ τι χάριν ἴδε he saw (i.e. enjoyed) not the favour of his wedded wife, Il.11.243.

2 look, ἰδεῖν ἐς . . look at or towards, 2.271, etc.; ἰδεῖν ἐπί . . 23.143; πρός . . Od.12.244; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι look him in the face, Il.9.373, etc.;

κατ' ἐνῶπα ἰδών 15.320

; ἄντα, ἐσάντα, or ἄντην ἰδεῖν, 13.184, 17.334, Od.5.78, etc.: qualified by Adv. or Adj., ὑπόδρα ἰδών looking askance, Il.1.148, al.; ἀχρεῖον ἰδών looking helpless, 2.269; κέρδος ἰδεῖν look to gain, A.Eu. 541 (lyr.).

3 see mentally, perceive, ἰδέσθαι ἐν φρεσίν 'to see in his mind's eye', Il.21.61, cf. 4.249;

ἰδεῖν τῇ διανοίᾳ Pl.R.511a

.

b examine, investigate, Id.Phd.70e, Tht.192e; consider,

ἴδωμεν τί λέγομεν Id.Grg.455a

.

II [voice] Med., [tense] pres. [full] εἴδομαι, [dialect] Ep.

ἐείδεται Theoc.25.58

, part.

ἐειδόμενος Pi.

N..10.15: [tense] aor. εἰσάμην, [dialect] Ep. part.

ἐεισάμενος Il. 2.22

, al.:—only [dialect] Ep.and Lyr., to be seen, appear, εἴδεται ἄστρα they are visible, appear, 8.559;

εἰ. ἦμαρ ὑπὸ Τρώεσσι δαμῆναι 13.98

;

εἴσατο δέ σφι δεξιός 24.319

;

ὅπη τὸ Ταρτάρειον εἴδεται βάθρον Epigr.Gr.1034.19

([place name] Callipolis), cf. Od.5.283; perh. also οὔ πῃ χροὸς εἴσατο none of the skin was visible, Il.13.191.

2 c. inf., appear or seem to be,

τὸ δέ τοι κὴρ εἴδεται εἶναι 1.228

;

τοῦτό τί μοι κάλλιστον ἐνὶ φρεσὶν εἴδεται εἶναι Od.9.11

, etc.: with inf. omitted,

οἱ τό γε κέρδιον εἴσατο θυμῷ 19.283

, etc.;

οὐ μέν μοι κακὸς εἴδεται Il.14.472

, cf. Theoc. 25.58; also, look like or make a show of . . , εἴσατ' ἴμεν ἐς Λῆμνον he made a show of going to Lemnos, Od.8.283; εἴσατο δ' ὡς ὅτε ῥινόν it had the look as of a shield, 5.281.

3 strictly middle, c. dat., εἴσατο φθογγὴν Πολίτῃ she made herself like Polites in voice, Il.2.791, cf. 20.81;

αὐδὴν εἰσάμενός τινι Rhian.50

: esp. in part., like,

εἰδομένη κήρυκι Il.2.280

, etc.;

τῷ δ' ὄψιν ἐειδόμενος Pi.N.10.15

;

εἰδόμενος τοκεῦσιν A.Ag.771

(lyr.);

φάσμα εἰδόμενόν τινι Hdt.6.69

.

B [tense] pf., οἶδα I know, used as [tense] pres.: [tense] plpf. ᾔδεα (v. infr.), I knew, used as [tense] impf.:—[tense] pf. οἶδα, [dialect] Aeol.

ὄϊδα Alc. 145

; [ per.] 2sg. οἶδας once in Hom., Od.1.337, cf. h.Merc.456, Thgn.491, Hippon.89, Hp.Acut.67, E.Alc.780, Philem.44.3 codd.; οἶσθα elsewh. in Hom., [dialect] Att., etc.; in Com. also sts.

οἶσθας Cratin.105

, Alex.15.11, Men.348.5, cf. Herod.2.55; pl., ἴσμεν, [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Aeol., and [dialect] Dor. ἴδμεν, also [dialect] Ion., Hdt.1.6, al.; ἴστε, ἴσασι [ῐς- Od.2.211, al., but ῑς- ib.283, al.];

οἴδαμεν Hdt.2.17

,

οἴδατε AP12.81

(Mel.),

οἴδᾱσι Hdt.2.43

, X.Oec. 20.14 codd.; dual,

οἴδατον Socr.Ep.22.1

: imper. ἴσθι, ἴστω, [dialect] Boeot. ἴττω, late

ἰδέτω Phalar.Ep.122

codd.: from [ per.] 3pl. ἴσασι (

ἴσαντι Epich. 53

) were formed [dialect] Dor. [ per.] 1sg.

ἴσᾱμι Epich.254

, Pi.P.4.248; [ per.] 3sg.

ἴσατι IG14.644.4

([place name] Bruttii); [ per.] 1pl.

ἴσᾰμεν Pi.N.7.14

, ἴσαμες prob. in Dialex. 6.12; Cret. [ per.] 3pl. subj.

ἴθθαντι GDI5024

; inf. ϝισάμην Kohler-Ziebarth Stadtrecht von Gortyn 34 No.3.19; part.

ἴσας A.D.Adv.175.19

, dat. sg.

ἴσαντι Pi.P.3.29

, Cret. pl.

ἴθθαντες GDI5024

: subj. εἰδῶ (εἰδέω, ἰδέω, Il.14.235, Od.16.236), [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3pl.

εἰδέωσι SIG45.21

(Halic., V B.C.); [dialect] Ep. also

εἴδω Od.1.174

, al. (cf. Hdn. Gr.2.131),

εἴδομεν Il.1.363

,

εἴδετε Od.9.17

: opt. εἰδείην, [ per.] 1pl.

εἰδεῖμεν Pl.La.190b

, R.582a: inf. εἰδέναι, [dialect] Ep. ἴδμεναι, ἴδμεν, also

ἰδέμεν Pi.N.7.25

: part. εἰδώς, εἰδυῖα, [dialect] Ep. also ἰδυῖα, Elean

ϝειζώς Schwyzer 409

:—[tense] plpf.

ᾔδεα Il.14.71

, Hdt.2.150, [var] contr.

ᾔδη S.Ant.18

, Ar.Av. 511, Pl.Smp.119a,

ᾔδησθα Od.19.93

, Eup. 416, etc. (but ᾔδεισθα freq. in codd., Ar.Ec.551, E.Cyc.108, Pl.Men. 80d, al.), ᾔδεε ([etym.] ν) Il.17.402, al.,

ᾔδη 1.70

, al. (also later [dialect] Att., acc. to Aristarch. ap. Choerob.in Theod.2.86), [dialect] Att. [var] contr. ᾔδει ([etym.] ν) E.Ion1187, Ar.V.558, etc.; [dialect] Ep. 2 and [ per.] 3sg. ἠείδης, ἠείδη (v.l. -εις, - ει), Il.22.280, Od.9.206; [dialect] Att. also [ per.] 1sg.

ᾔδειν D.37.24

, [ per.] 2sg.

ᾔδεις Ar.Th.554

, etc.; pl.,

ᾔδειμεν Aeschin.3.82

, Arist.APo.87b40,

ᾔδεμεν Men.14D.

(to be read in S.OT1232),

ᾔδειτε D.55.9

, etc. (ᾔδετε prob. in E.Ba. 1345), [dialect] Ion.

ᾐδέατε Hdt.9.58

([etym.] συν-)

, ᾔδεισαν LXX Ge.42.23

, Str.15.3.23,

ᾔδεσαν Hdt.7.175

, Thgn.54, etc.; late [dialect] Ep. ᾔδειν, ἠείδειν, A.R.2.65,4.1700, also ᾖσμεν, ᾖστε, ᾖσαν, Ar.Fr.149.4 (prob.), S.Fr.340, E. Cyc.231, etc.; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl.

ἴσαν Il.18.405

, Od.4.772:—[tense] fut., in this sense,

εἴσομαι Il.1.548

, Hp.VM20, Ar.Ach.332, etc.; also

εἰδήσω Od.7.327

, Hdt.7.234, Isoc.1.44, Aen.Tact.31.5, Arist.Top.108a28, Herod.5.78, Apollon.Perg.Con.1 Praef., etc.; inf.

εἰδησέμεν Od.6.257

.—The [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. are usu. supplied by γιγνώσκω; [tense] aor. 1 inf. εἰδῆσαι is found in Hp.Acut.(Sp.) 22, Epid.6.8.25 (ἐξ-), Arist.EN1156b27, Thphr.Char. Prooem.4; imper.

εἴδησον PCair.Zen.36.2

(iii B.C.); [ per.] 3pl. subj. εἰδήσωσιν Herzog Koische Forschungen No.190 (ii/i B.C.):—know, have knowledge of, be acquainted with, Hom., etc.: c. acc. rei,

ὃς ᾔδη τά τ' ἐόντα τά τ' ἐσσόμενα πρό τ' ἐόντα Il.1.70

; νοήματα, μήδεα οἶδε, Od.2.122, Il.18.363, etc.: less freq. c. acc. pers.,

τούτους μὲν δὴ οἶδα Od.4.551

, cf. Pl.R.365e, D.54.34, etc.; πρῶτος ὧν ἡμεῖς ἴδμεν the first we know of, Hdt.1.6, etc.;

παλαίτατος ὧν ἀκοῇ ἴσμεν Th.1.4

: strengthd. by εὖ or σάφα, εὖ τόδ' ἴσθι know well, be assured of this, E.Med.593;

σάφ' οἶδ' ἐγώ A.Supp.740

, etc.: freq. in Hom. with neut. Adj., to express character or disposition, ἄγρια οἶδε has fierceness in his heart, Il.24.41; ἀθεμίστια ᾔδη had law lessness in his heart, Od.9.189; αἴσιμα, ἄρτια ᾔδη, 14.433, 19.248; εἴ μοι ἤπια εἰδείη if he were kindly disposed towards me, Il.16.73;

φίλα εἰδότες ἀλλήλοισιν Od.3.277

; κεχαρισμένα, πεπνυμένα εἰδώς, 8.584, 24.442: c. gen.,

ὃς σάφα θυμῷ εἰδείη τεράων Il. 12.229

;

ὃς πάσης εἰδῇ σοφίης 15.412

; τόξων ἐῢ εἰδώς cunning with the bow, 2.718;

αἰχμῆς ἐῢ εἰ. 15.525

;

οἰωνῶν σάφα εἰδώς Od.1.202

;

ἐῢ εἰδὼς τεκτοσυνάων 5.250

;

μάχης ἐῢ εἰδότε πάσης Il.2.823

;

κύνε εἰδότε θήρης 10.360

;

παῖδ' ἔτ' ἐόντ' οὔ πω μάλα εἰδότε θούριδος ἀλκῆς 11.710

;

εἰδὼς πυγμαχίης 23.665

;

θεοπροπίων ἐῢ εἰδώς 6.438

; χάριν εἰδέναι τινί acknowledge a debt to another, thank him, 14.235, Hdt.3.21, etc.: imper., freq. in protestations, ἴστω νῦν Ζεὺς αὐτός be Zeus my witness, Il.10.329;

ἴστω νῦν τόδε Γαῖα 15.36

, etc.; [dialect] Boeot. ἴττω Ἡρακλῆς etc., Ar.Ach.860, etc.: part. εἰδώς, abs., one who knows, one acquainted with the fact,

ἰδυίῃ πάντ' ἀγορεύω Il.1.365

;

μετ' εἰδόσιν ἀγορεύειν 10.250

;

μακρηγορεῖν ἐν εἰδόσιν Th.2.36

, cf. 3.53;

μαθεῖν παρὰ τοῦ εἰδότος Pl.R.337d

, etc.; also ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσι with knowing mind, Il.1.608,al.

2 c. inf., know how to do,

οἶδ' ἐπὶ δεξιά, οἶδ' ἐπ' ἀριστερὰ νωμῆσαι βῶν 7.238

, cf. S.Ph.1010, Ar.V.376; also, to be in a condition, be able, have the power, E.Med.664, D.4.40; of drugs,

ὅσα λεπτύνειν οἶδε Alex.

Trall.Febr.6; of a festival, οἶδε ἐκπέμπουσα δάκνειν Chor.p.124 B.; learn,

ἵν' εἰδῇ μὴ 'πὶ τοῖς ἐμοῖς κακοῖς ὑψηλὸς εἶναι E.Hipp.729

.

3 c. part., to know that such and such is the fact, the part. being in nom. when it is a predicate of the Subject of the Verb, ἴσθι μοι δώσων know that thou wilt give, A.Ag.1670;

ἴστω ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀδελφεοῦ ἀποθανών Hdt.4.76

;

οὐ γὰρ οἶδα δεσπότας κεκτημένος E.Hec.397

: in acc. when it is predicate of the Object,

τοὺς φιλτάτους γὰρ οἶδα νῷν ὄντας πικρούς A.Ch.234

;

τὸν Μῆδον ἴσμεν ἐκ περάτων γῆς ἐλθόντα Th.1.69

: with part. omitted, γῆν αὐτὰ οἶδεν ἀμφότερα (sc. ὄντα) Jul.Or.7.226a.

4 less freq.c.acc. et inf.,

πλήθους . . ἂν σάφ' ἴσθ' ἕκατι βάρβαρον ναυσὶν κρατῆσαι A.Pers.337

, cf. S.Ph.1329;

εὖ ἴσθι τοῦτον . . ἰσχυρῶς ἀνιᾶσθαι X.Cyr.8.3.44

; also

εὖ τόδ' ἴσθι, μηδάμ' ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ πλῆθος τοσουτάριθμον ἀνθρώπων θανεῖν A.Pers.431

;

ἕν γ' ἀκούσασ' ἴσθι, μὴ ψευδῶς μ' ἐρεῖν E.IA1005

.

5 c. acc. folld. by ὡς, ὅτι, etc.,

οἶδα κἀμαυτὴν ὅτι ἀλγῶ S.El.332

;

ἐάν τινα εἰδῶσιν ὅτι ἄδικός ἐστι Pl.Prt. 323b

, etc.

6 οὐκ οἶδ' εἰ . . I know not whether, to express disbelief or doubt, sts. with ἄν transposed,

οὐκ οἶδ' ἂν εἰ πείσαιμί σε E. Alc.48

, cf. D.45.7: with Verb omitted after εἰ, as οὐκ οἶδ' εἴ τις ἄλλος perhaps no other, Isoc.6.1, 12.10.

7 in similar ellipses with other Conjunctions, οὐκ οἶδ' ὅπως I know not how, Pl.R.40cb;

οὐκ οἶδ' ὁπόθεν Id.Cra.396d

.

8 οἶδα, ἴσθι are freq. parenthetic,

οἶδ' ἐγώ E.Med.948

; σάφ' οἶδα ib.94,963; also οἶδ' ὅτι, οἶσθ' ὅτι, ἴσθ' ὅτι, πάρειμι δ' ἄκων οὐχ ἑκοῦσιν, οἶδ' ὅτι (sc. πάρειμι) I know it well, S.Ant. 276; οἶδ' ὅτι, freq. in D., as 9.1, al.;

σάφ' ἴσθ' ὅτι Ar.Pl.889

:—οἶσθ' ὅ, οἶσθ' ὡς, with imper., are common in Trag. and Com., οἶσθ' οὖν ὃ δρᾶσον; do—thou know'st what, i.e. make haste and do, Ar.Eq.1158, cf. Pax1051, etc.; οἶσθ' ὡς πόησον; S.OT543; also οἶσθ' . . ὡς νῦν μὴ σφαλῇς; Id.OC75; οἶσθα νῦν ἅ μοι γενέσθω; E.IT1203: rarely with the [tense] fut., οἶσθ' οὖν ὃ δράσεις (nisileg. δρᾶσον); Id.Cyc.131, cf. Med.600 codd.