A. v. ?ψ B) eye , used by Hom. and Hes. mostly in pl.; “ ?φθαλμο? δ? ?? ε? κ?ρα ?στασαν . . ?τρ?μα? ?ν βλεφ?ροισι ” Od.19.211 : sg., πα?ειν τιν? ?? τ?ν ? . Hdt.9.22 : the pl. continued most common, but the dual also occurs, as in Ar. Nu. 362 : pl. is used in many phrases, ?λθ?μεν ?? ?φθαλμο?? τινο? before one's eyes , Il.24.204 ; ο?δ? ?χιλ?ο? ?φθαλμο?? ε?σειμι ib. 463 ; ?φθαλμο?σιν ?δε?ν , ?ρ?σθαι , etc., 10.275 , Od.4.47 , etc.; but ?ν ?φθαλμο?σιν ?ρ?ν , νοε?ν , to see before one's eyes , 8.459 , Il.24.312 ; ?χειν ?ν ? . to have before one's eyes , X. An. 4.5.29 ; τ? ?ν ? . what is before one's eyes , Pl. Tht. 174c ; τ? ?ν το?? ? . δ? γελο?ον what was ridiculous to the eye , Id. R. 452d ; ?π?προσθε τ?ν ? . Id. Smp. 213a ; “ πρ? τ?ν ? . προφα?νεσθαι ” Aeschin.2.148 ; “ ?π? ?φθαλμ?ν ” Luc. Tox. 20 ; γεν?σθαι τιν? ?ξ ?φθαλμ?ν to get out of any one's sight , Hdt.5.106 ; “ ?ξ ? . ?ποπ?μψασθαι ” Id.1.120 ; “ ?ξ ? . ποιε?ν ” Alciphr. 3.20 ; κατ? ?φθαλμο?? λ?γειν τιν? to tell one to one's face , opp. ε?? ο?? , Ar. Ra. 626 ; τυρ?ννου κατ? ? . κατηγορε?ν to accuse him to his face , X. Hier. 1.14 : sg. in the phrase πρ?? ?φθαλμ?ν ?πιχε?ν , μ?σγειν , by eye, PHolm.7.23 , PLeid.X. 62 ; eyes were painted on the bows of vessels, “ βλοσυρο?? κατ? πρ?ραν ?φθαλμο?? ο?ον βλ?πει ” Philostr. Im. 1.19 , cf. IG 22.1607.24 , Poll.1.86 ; whence the joke in Ar. Ach. 97 .

2. στ?ρησι? ?φθαλμ?ν temporary loss of sight , Gal.17(1).400 .

II. in sg., the eye of a master or ruler, π?ντα ?δ?ν Δι?? ? . Hes. Op. 267 ; “ Δ?κη? ? . ?? τ? π?νθ? ?ρ? ” Men. Mon. 179 ; “ δεσπ?του ? . ” X. Oec. 12.20 ; ?κο?μητο? ? . , of God, Secund. Sent. 3 ; so a king is called “ ? . ο?κων ” A. Ch. 934 (so “ ?μμα ” Pers. 169 ); and in Persia ?φθαλμ?? βασιλ?ω? the king's eye was a confidential officer, through whom he beheld his kingdom and subjects, A. Pers. 979 (lyr.), Hdt.1.114 , Ar. Ach. 92 , X. Cyr. 8.2.10 sq., Arist. Pol. 1287b29 , Ph.1.642 ; cf. ο?? .

III. the eye of heaven , ?σπ?ρα? ? ., νυκτ?? ? . , of the moon, Pi. O. 3.20 , A. Th. 390 ; also ο?ρ?νιο? ? . , of the sun, Secund. Sent. 5 .

IV. the dearest, best , as the eye is the most precious part of the body, hence of men, ? . Σικελ?α? , στρατι?? , Pi. O. 2.10 , 6.16 ; also, light, cheer, comfort , “ μ?γα? < γ? > ? . ο? πατρ?? τ?φοι ” S. OT 987 , cf. E. Andr. 406 .

V. eye or bud of a plant or tree, Alcm.43 , Ion Eleg. 1.6 , Hp. Nat.Puer. 26 , X. Oec. 19.10 , Thphr. HP 1.8.5 , etc.

VI. a surgical bandage covering one or both eyes , Hp. Off. 7 , Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.29 , 30 .

VII. Archit., in dual, the disks forming the centres of the volutes of an Ionic capital, IG 12.374.291 .