ἐπεῖδον,
aorist 2,
infinitive ἐπιδεῖν, with no
present in use, ἐφοράω being used instead,
look upon, behold, see, of evils, κακὰ πόλλ᾽ ἐπιδόντα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
middle, ἐπιδόμενοι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) especially of the gods,
look upon human affairs, Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι προφρόνως στόλον [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; νιν Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι κοταίνων [
NT]
3)
remain seeing, i.e.
live to see, τὰ τέκνα [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
experience, χαλεπά [
Refs]: with
participle added, μηδ᾽ ἐπίδοιμι τάνδ᾽ ἀστυδρομουμέναν πόλιν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτὸς λωβηθεὶς καὶ τοὺς αὑτοῦ ἐπιδὼν παῖδας [λωβηθέντας] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]