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εὔσκοπος

εὔσκοπος, sharp-seeing, keen-sighted, watchful

εὔσκοπος, Ep. ἐΰσκ-, ον, (σκοπέω)
  • keen-sighted, watchful, ἐΰσκοπος Ἀργεϊφόντης Il. 24.24, Od. 7.137; of Artemis, 11.198 (cf. ΙΙ); of Heracles, Theoc. 25.143; of Pan, Orph. H. 11.9; of men, AP 11.112 (Nicarch.).
      • 2 far-seen, of stars and light, Ar. Ec. 2 (v.l.), A.R. 4.1716; of places, commanding a wide view, τὰ -ώτατα X. Cyr. 6.3.2, cf. Arist. HA 628a11 (nisi leg. εὐσκεπῆ), Plu. Cat.Ma. 13.
    • II (σκοπός) shooting well, of unerring aim (as some explain Od. 11.198), of Apollo, Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.61; Βριτόμαρτις Call. Dian. 190; τόξοις πρόσωθεν εὐσκόποις χειρουμένη A. Ch. 694; εὐσκοπώτερα βάλλειν Hld. 9.5. Adv. -πως, βάλλειν Ph. 2.355: metaph., ἐξομοιοῦν Id. 1.681; εὐ. ἔχειν τῶν ἀποκρίσεων Philostr. VS 2.1.9.

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