eye

Greek Noun Neuter

ὄμμα, -τος, τό in cl. chiefly poët; [in LXX for עַיִן (עַיִן (Pro.5:1-23, Wis.2:1-24, 4Ma.3:1-21)*;] an eye: p1, Mat.20:34 Mrk.8:23. (AS)

eye

Greek Noun Neuter

ὄμμα, Aeolic dialect ὄππα [Refs 7th c.BC+]: τό:— eye, poetry word, rare in Prose [Refs 8th c.BC+] only use plural, κατὰ χθονὸς ὄμματα πήξας [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Phrases: ὀρθοῖς ὄμμασιν ὁρᾶν τινα look straight at, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οὐκ οἶδ᾽ ὄμμασιν ποίοις βλέπων πατέρα ποτ᾽ ἂν προσεῖδον how I could have looked him in the face,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖον ὄ. πατρὶ δηλώσ; [Refs]; τέοισί με χρὴ ὄμμασι. φαίνεσθα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λαμπρὸς ὄμματι radiant in look or expression, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προσέσχον ὄ. turned their eyes on him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς σὸν ἐλθεῖν ὄ. come within sight of thee, [Refs]; κατ᾽ ὄμματα before one's eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὄμμα ἐλθεῖν face to face, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὄμμα στῆναι in full sight, openly, [Refs]; opposed to νύκτωρ, [Refs]; κρατιστεύων κατ᾽ ὄμμα in eye-sight, of the Sun, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρευμενοῦς ἀπ᾽ ὄμματος ἰδέσθαι look kindly on, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς ἀπ᾽ ὀμμάτων to judge by the eye, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ὄμμασι before one's eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ὀμμάτων out of sight, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸ ὀμμάτων τίθεσθαι, ποιεῖν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸ ὀ. θέσις Polystr. [prev. cited] 2) metaphorically, τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) the eye of heaven, i.e. the sun, ὄ. αἰθέρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὄ. νυκτός is a periphrasis for night (see. below see), ἕως. νυκτὸς ὄμμ᾽ ἀφείλετο (i.e. τὴν μάχην) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅταν δὲ νυκτὸς ὄ. λυγαίας μόλῃ the dark night, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) generally, light: hence, metaphorically, that which brings light, ὄμμα ξείνοισι a light to strangers, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) metaphorically, anything dear or precious, as the apple of an eye, ὄ. γὰρ πάσης χθονὸς. ἐξίκοιτ᾽ ἄν [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) face or human form, ὦ δυσθέατον ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄ. νύμφας, ={νύμφα}, [Refs]; ξύναιμον ὄ, ={ξυναίμων}, [Refs]; ὦ ταυρόμορφον ὄ. Κηφισοῦ, ={ὦ ταυρόμορφε Κηφισέ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) ὄ. τυκτόν eye-hole in a helmet, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Neuter

a sight, i.e. (by implication) the eye; eye; from g3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)