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ἐφοράω

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Gloss: to inspect

Transliteration: ephoraō

Strong’s: G7586

1. to oversee, observe, survey , of the sun, (Homer):—;then of the gods, to watch over, observe, take notice of , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.; of a general going his rounds, (Thucydides); to visit the sick, (Xenophon Historicus)
2. simply, to look upon, view, behold , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—;Pass., ὅσον ἐφεωρᾶτο τῆς νήσου as much of it as was in view , (Thucydides)
3. to look out, choose , ἐπιόψομαι ἥτις ἀρίστη (Odyssey by Homer), etc. (ML)
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