ὀίω
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (Autenrieth)
opt. οἴοιτο, ipf. ὠίετο, aor. ὀίσατο, pass. aor. ὠίσθην, part. ὀισθείς: verb of subjective view or opinion, think, believe, fancy, regularly foll. by inf.; often iron. or in litotes, ὀίω, methinks, Od. 8.180, Il. 13.263; likewise parenthetically (opinor), Od. 16.309; sometimes to be paraphrased, ‘suspect,’ or when the reference is to the future, ‘expect’; implying apprehension, Od. 19.390 . γόον δ' ὠίετο θῦμός, was ‘bent on,’ or ‘engrossed with’ lamentation, Od. 10.248; once impers., like δοκεῖ, Od. 19.312.
