eijdo-poiov" , ovn , ( poievw ) forming a species, specific, Arist.
ei\do"
ei\do" , eo", tov, ( * ei[dw A) that which is seen, form, shape, figure, Lat. species, forma , Hom .; absol. in acc. , ei\do" a[risto" , etc.II.
a form, sort, particular kind
or
nature,
Hdt
.,
etc.
2.
a particular state
of things or
course
of action,
Thuc.
III.
a class, kind, sort,
whether
genus
or
species,
Plat
.,
etc.
eijdovtw"
eijdovtw" , Adv. of eijdwv" , knowingly, Aeschin.eijduvllion
eijduvllion , tov , Dim. of ei\do" : a short descriptivepoem, mostly on pastoral subjects, an idyll, Theocr ., etc.ei[dw
* ei[dw (Root ü ID , Lat. vid-eo ) to see: not used in act. pres ., oJravw being used instead; but pres. is used in Med. , v. infr.:— aor. 2 ei\don retains the proper sense of to see: but pf. oi\da (I have seen) means I know, and is used as a pres.
A. aor. 2 ei\don , Ep. without augm. i[don , Ion. 3 sing. i[deske ; imper. i[de (as Adv. ijdev , ecce); subj. i[dw , Ep. i[dwmi ; opt. i[doimi ; inf. ijdei`n , Ep. ijdevein ; part. ijdwvn :—hence is formed a fut. ijdhsw` :— aor. 2 med. is used in same sense, eijdovmhn , Ep. ijdovmhn ; imper. ijdou` (as Adv. ijdouv , ecce); subj. i[dwmai ; opt. ijdoivmhn ; inf. ijdevsqai ; part. ijdovmeno" :— o[yomai is used as fut. , eJovra<Eth>ka or eJwvra<Eth>ka as pf. :
1. to see, perceive, behold, Hom ., etc. ; after a Noun, qau`ma ijdevsqai a marvel to behold, Il.; oijktro;" ijdei`n Aesch.
2.
to look at,
eij" w\pa ijdevsqai
to look
him in the face, Il.,
etc.
3.
to look
so and so,
ajcrei`on ijdwvn
looking
helpless, Ib.
4.
to see mentally,
ijdevsqai ejn fresivn
‘to see
in his minds eye,’
Hom.
II.
Med
.,
pres.
ei[domai
,
Ep.
3
sing.
ejeivdetai
;
aor.
I
eijsavmhn
,
Ep.
2 and 3 pers.
ejeivsao, ato
,
Lat.
videor
, to be seen, appear,
ei[detai a[stra
they
are visible, appear
Il.
2. c. inf. to appear or seem to be, tou`tovmoi kavlliston ei[detai ei\nai Od.; also with inf. omitted, tovge kevrdion ei[sato Ib.; also, ei[satÆ i[men he made a show of going, Ib.
3.
in strictly middle sense,
c. dat
.,
ejeivsato fqoggh;n Polivth/
she made herself like
Polites in voice,
Il.:—also
to be like,
Ib.
B.
pf.
oi\da
I have seen,
i.e.
I know,
as
pres.
;
plqpf.
h[/dein, h[/dea
,
Att.
h[/dh
,
I knew,
as
impf.
; 2
sing.
oi\sqa
, rarely,
oi\da"
;
pl.
i[smen
(
Ep.
and
Dor.
i[dmen
)
, i[ste, i[sasi
, rarely
oi[damen, -ate, -a<Eth>si
:—
imperat.
i[sqi, i[stw
(Boeot.
i[ttw
):—
subj.
eijdw`
,
Ep.
ijdevw
;
pl.
,
ei[domen
Ep.
for
eijdw`men, ei[dete
for
ei[dhte
:—
optat.
eijdeivhn
;
inf.
eijdevnai
,
Ep.
i[dmenai, i[dmen
:—
part.
eijdwv", eijdui`a
,
Ep.
ijdui`a
:—
Plqpf.
h[/dh, h[/dhsqa
(rarely
h[/dh"
)
, h[/dh
;
Att.
also
h[/dein
,
Ion.
h[/dea, h[/dee
;
Ep.
also
hjeivdh", hjeivdh
,
Att.
1
pl.
h[/deimen, h[/demen
, 2
pl.
h[/deite
,3
pl.
h[/desan
; also shortened
h\/smen, h\/ste, h\/san
,
Ep.
3
pl.
i[san
.—The
fut.
, in this sense, is
ei[somai
or
eijdhvsw
,
Ep. inf.
eijdhvsemen
.
To know,
eu\ oi\da
I know
well;
eu\ i[sqi
be assured:
often
c. acc.
rei,
nohvmata oi\de, mhvdea oi\de
he is versed in
counsels,
Hom.
; with
neut.
Adjs.,
pepnumevna, fivla, ajqemivstia eijdwv"
Id.; also
c. gen
.,
tovxwn eu\ eijdwv"
cunning in the use of
the bow;
oijwnw`n savfa eijdwv"
Od.:—
cavrin eijdevnai tiniv
to acknowledge a debt to another, thank him,
Il.,
etc.