θηέομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θηέομαι • (thēéomai)

  1. Epic form of θεάομαι (theáomai); to gaze, marvel
    • 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

  • In Homer, we find an irregular form θηοῖο for the present optative second person singular.[1]

Declension

References

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

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