εἴδομαι
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
Α Med., pres. εἴδομαι, Ep. ἐείδεται Theoc.25.58, part. ἐειδόμενος Pi.N..10.15: aor. εἰσάμην, Ep. part. ἐεισάμενος Il. 2.22, al.:—only Ep.and Lyr., to be seen, appear, εἴδεται ἄστρα they are visible, appear, 8.559; εἰ. ἦμαρ ὑπὸ Τρώεσσι δαμῆναι 13.98; εἴσατο δέ σφι δεξιός 24.319; ὅπη τὸ Ταρτάρειον εἴδεται βάθρον Epigr.Gr.1034.19 (Callipolis), cf. Od.5.283; perh. also οὔ πῃ χροὸς εἴσατο none of the skin was visible, Il.13.191. 2 c. inf., appear or seem to be, τὸ δέ τοι κὴρ εἴδεται εἶναι 1.228; τοῦτό τί μοι κάλλιστον ἐνὶ φρεσὶν εἴδεται εἶναι Od.9.11, etc.: with inf. omitted, οἱ τό γε κέρδιον εἴσατο θυμῷ 19.283, etc.; οὐ μέν μοι κακὸς εἴδεται Il.14.472, cf. Theoc. 25.58; also, look like or make a show of... εἴσατ' ἴμεν ἐς Λῆμνον he made a show of going to Lemnos, Od.8.283; εἴσατο δ' ὡς ὅτε ῥινόν it had the look as of a shield, 5.281. 3 strictly middle, c. dat., εἴσατο φθογγὴν Πολίτῃ she made herself like Polites in voice, Il.2.791, cf. 20.81; αὐδὴν εἰσάμενός τινι Rhian.50: esp. in part., like, εἰδομένη κήρυκι Il.2.280, etc.; τῷ δ' ὄψιν ἐειδόμενος Pi.N.10.15; εἰδόμενος τοκεῦσιν A.Ag.771 (lyr.); φάσμα εἰδόμενόν τινι Hdt.6.69.
German (Pape)
[Seite 723] s. εἴδω; εἶδον, aor. II. zu ὁράω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
εἴδομαι: εἶδον, ἴδε ἐν λ. *εἴδω Α.
