εἶδον

εἶδον, , 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

.