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. 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. see or meet very often
  2. see very well (in the phrase)
    βλέπω και παραβλέπω ― vlépo kai paravlépo ― I see very well indeed
Conjugation
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