ὄβδην
κράτιστοι δ᾽ ἂν τὴν ψυχὴν δικαίως κριθεῖεν οἱ τά τε δεινὰ καὶ ἡδέα σαφέστατα γιγνώσκοντες καὶ διὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων → the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it | and they are most rightly reputed valiant who, though they perfectly apprehend both what is dangerous and what is easy, are never the more thereby diverted from adventuring
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: adv.
Meaning: in the face, overt, public (Call. Fr. 522, Lampsakos; A.D. Adv. 198,7 [where also ὄβδην]).
Other forms: only in εἰς (ἐς) ὄβδην.
Origin: IE [Indo-European] [775] *h₃ekʷ- see
Etymology: Adverb in -δην from ὀπ- see in ὀπ-ή, ὄψομαι a.o. with εἰς as in ἐς ἄντα. Cf. Schwyzer 626 n. 6.
