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πολυβλέπων

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: πολῠβλέπων Medium diacritics: πολυβλέπων Low diacritics: πολυβλέπων Capitals: ΠΟΛΥΒΛΕΠΩΝ
Transliteration A: polyblépōn Transliteration B: polyblepōn Transliteration C: polyvlepon Beta Code: poluble/pwn

English (LSJ)

οντος,

   A blind (by euphemism), PLond.1821.269.

Greek Monolingual

-οντος, ὁ, Α
1. αυτός που βλέπει πολύ
2. (κατ' ευφ.) τυφλόςκαθάπερ γὰρ τοὺς τυφλοὺς καλοῡσιν oἱ πολλοὶ πολυβλέποντας», Ιωάνν. Χρυσ.)
5. πολύβλεπτος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πολυ- + βλέπων, μτχ. του βλέπω (πρβλ. κατω-βλέπων)].