Βλέποντες

those with sight

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 10 Dec 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

Meaning those who are living.¹ Thus Sophocles [writes]: "but let them laugh and rejoice in the misfortunes of this man. Perhaps then even if they did not cherish him while he had sight, they would mourn him dead [when] in need of his spear."²

Greek original

Βλέποντες· ἀντὶ τοῦ ζῶντες. οὕτως Σοφοκλῆς· οἱ δ' αὖ γελώντων κἀπιχαιρόντων κακοῖς τοῖς τοῦδ'. ἴσως τοι, κεἰ βλέποντα μὴ 'πόθουν, θανόντ' ἂν οἰμώξειαν ἐν χρείᾳ δορός.

Betacode

*ble/pontes: a)nti\ tou= zw=ntes. ou(/tws *sofoklh=s: oi( d' au)= gelw/ntwn ka)pixairo/ntwn kakoi=s toi=s tou=d'. i)/sws toi, kei) ble/ponta mh\ 'po/qoun, qano/nt' a)\n oi)mw/ceian e)n xrei/a| doro/s.

Notes (2)

Expanded from Photius s.v.
1The headword is present participle of ble/pw, masculine nominative plural. (It is perhaps extracted from somewhere, but more probably generated by the quotation which follows.) For this sense of the verb, in tragedy, see generally LSJ s.v., III.2. ↩
2Sophocles, Ajax 961-963 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

β327Βλαισόςbandy-legged; curving β328Βλεπεδαίμωνghostlooking β329Βλέπειν γὰρ ἄντικρυς δόξεις μ' Ἄρηfor you will think that I look a downright Ares β330Βλέποντεςthose with sight β331Βλέποςlook β332Βλέποιlooks β333Βλεῖοyou might be hit

Revisions (6)

23 Aug 2013David Whitehead
16 Oct 2011David Whiteheadexpanded n.1; more keywords; cosmetics
14 Oct 2011Catharine Rothaugmented notes, tweaked link, raised status
11 Dec 2001David Whiteheadcosmetics
10 Dec 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Greek original

Betacode

*ble/pontes: a)nti\ tou= zw=ntes. ou(/tws *sofoklh=s: oi( d' au)= gelw/ntwn ka)pixairo/ntwn kakoi=s toi=s tou=d'. i)/sws toi, kei) ble/ponta mh\ 'po/qoun, qano/nt' a)\n oi)mw/ceian e)n xrei/a| doro/s.

Notes (2)

Expanded from Photius s.v.

1The headword is present participle of ble/pw, masculine nominative plural. (It is perhaps extracted from somewhere, but more probably generated by the quotation which follows.) For this sense of the verb, in tragedy, see generally LSJ s.v., III.2. ↩

2Sophocles, Ajax 961-963 (web address 1 below), with comment from the scholia there.