ὀψείοντες
From LSJ
Πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → There are many wondrous things in this world, but none more wondrous than humans
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m. pl.
Meaning: wishing to see (Ξ 37), desiderative ptc. (to ὄπωπα etc.).
Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably]
Etymology: Hypothesis of Wackernagel KZ 28, 141ff. (Kl. Schr. 1. 623ff.): from ὄψει ἰόντες, from which ind. ὀψείω and the other, posthom. desideratives in -σείω. Further Schwyzer 789; also Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 453.
