ἐπιτηρέω

A. look out or watch for, νύκτα h.Cer. 244 ; σιτία Ar. Ach. 197 ; Βορέαν ib.922 ; καιρόν Plu. Publ. 17 ; ἐπετήρουν ἀπιόντας αὐτούς Th. 5.37 ; τὴν θεράπαιναν Lys. 1.8 ; ἐ. τὸ βλάβος watch to detect it, Ar. Ra. 1151 ; ἐ. ὅταν.., ὁπόταν.., Id. Ec. 633, Eq. 1031 ; ὁπότε.. X. HG 2.2.16 ; τί παρ’ ὑμῖν ἐψήφισται, τοῦτ’ ἐπετήρουν D. 19.288 : c. inf., ἰδεῖν τι Gal. 15.661:—Med., Hld. 5.20.
II. keep an eye on, τινά App. BC 4.39:—Pass., to be kept under surveillance, POxy. 1413.10 (iii A.D.).
2. supervise, PAmh. 2.77.8 (ii A.D.):—Pass., PFlor. 1.16 (ii A.D.), etc.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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