ὀπῑπεύω

ὀπῑπεύω

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to look back at something, to look, to stare at someone' (Il.)

Other forms: (ὀπιπτεύω false after ὀπτεύω), aor. ὀπιπεῦσαι.

Compounds: As 2. member παρθεν-οπῖπα voc. `one who stares at maidens' (Λ 385), after which παιδ-οπῖπαι pl. (Ath.) a.o.

Derivatives: ὀπιπευτήρ, -ῆρος m. `staring person' (Man., Nonn.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 135). Besides ὀπιπᾳ̃ ἐξαπατᾳ̃ H.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [776] *opi-h₃kʷ- `look at'

Etymology: Because of the strong productivity of the verbs in -εύω several nominal stems can be considered as basis. Probable is a verbal noun *ὀπῑπή like ὀπωπή (Fraenkel Denom. 191 n. 3) and ἐνῑπή (? s. v.); from there directly the denomin. ὀπιπᾳ̃ and the 2. member -οπῖπα Schwyzer 560). Further analysis debated: preverb ὀπι- (s. ὄπισθεν) + zero grade of *h₃ekʷ- \> *opi-h₃kʷ- \> ὀπῑπ-. -- Cf. still Schwyzer 648.

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