θηέομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θηέομαι • (thēéomai)

  1. Epic form of θεάομαι (theáomai); to gaze, marvel
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 24.418–419:
      θηοῖό κεν αὐτὸς ἐπελθὼν / οἷον ἐερσήεις κεῖται
      thēoîó ken autòs epelthṑn / hoîon eersḗeis keîtai
      You would marvel, if you came over yourself, / at how fresh-looking he lies.

Usage notes

  • A irregular form θηοῖο (thēoîo) for the present optative second person singular is attested in Homer.[1]

Declension

References

  1. ^ θηοῖο”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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