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περιωπή

περιωπή, a place commanding a wide view

περιωπ-ή, ἡ, (ὤψ)
  • place commanding a wide view, Il. 14.8, 23.451, Od. 10.146, Pl. Plt. 272e; παράκτιος π. AP 6.167 (Agath.); ἐκ περιωπῆς from a place of vantage, by a birdʼs-eye view, Luc. Symp. 11, Im. 1; ἐκ π. τοῦ Πηλίου from the summit of P., Philostr. Her. 19.1.
    • II circumspection, πολλὴν π. τινὸς ποιεῖσθαι to show much caution in a thing, Th. 4.87.
    • III contemplation, ἐπιστήμης, τοῦ θείου, Procl. in Alc. pp. 19, 21 C.: pl., ταῖς τοῦ νοῦ π. Dam. Pr. 54.

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