παραβλέπω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πᾰρᾰ- (para-, near) + βλέπω (blépō, see).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

παραβλέπω • (parablépō)

  1. take a side look, peep out of the corner of one's eye
    1. look suspiciously
  2. (Koine)
    1. see wrong
    2. overlook
    3. despise

Inflection

  • πᾰρᾰ́βλεμμα n (paráblemma, side glance)
  • πᾰρᾰ́βλεψῐς f (paráblepsis, looking at askance)
  • πᾰρᾰβλώψ (parablṓps, looking askance)

Descendants

  • Greek: παραβλέπω (paravlépo, pretend to overlook)

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈvle.po/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧βλέ‧πω

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek παραβλέπω (parablépō) (Hellenistic sense: overlook).

Verb

παραβλέπω • (paravlépo) (past παρέβλεψα, passive παραβλέπομαι)

  1. to turn a blind eye to, shut one's eyes to (to deliberately overlook)
Conjugation
  • παράβλεψη f (parávlepsi, neglect)
  • and see: βλέπω (vlépo, see)

Etymology 2

παρα- (para-, with sense: excess) + βλέπω (vlépo, see).

Verb

παραβλέπω • (paravlépo) (past παραείδα, passive παραβλέπομαι)

  1. to see or meet very often
  2. to see very well (in the phrase)
    βλέπω και παραβλέπωvlépo kai paravlépoI see very well indeed
Conjugation
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