σκοπ-ός, ὁ (also ἡ, Od. 22.396, Call. Del. 66 ): ( σκέπτομαι ): -
one that watches, one that looks about or after things, παρὰ δὲ σκοπὸν εἷσεν Il. 23.359; γυναικῶν δμῳάων ς. ἐσσι, of a housekeeper, Od. l.c.: in Pi., of gods and kings, c. gen. loci, guardian, protector, Ὀλύμπου ς . O. 1.54; Δάλου 6.59; Μαγνήτων ς ., of Peleus, N. 5.27; τὸν ὑψόθεν ς., φύλακα βροτῶν A. Supp. 381 (lyr.); also σκοποὶ τῶν εἰρημένων S. Ant. 215 . one who watches or looks out to take advantage, Od. 22.156; watchful, jealous master, S. Aj. 945 .
2. mostly, lookout-man, watcher, stationed in some high place ( σκοπιά ) to overlook a country, esp. in war, Il. 2.792, Od. 16.365, X. Cyr. 3.2.1, 4.1.1, etc.; hence Ἠέλιον . . θεῶν ς. ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν h.Cer. 62: also, game-watcher, X. Cyr. 1.6.40 .
3. spy, scout, Il. 10.324, 526, 561 (later κατάσκοπος ) ς. καὶ κατοπτῆρας στρατοῦ ἔπεμψα A. Th. 36, cf. E. Tr. 956; of a messenger who has been sent to learn tidings, S. OC 35, cf. Ph. 125; σκοπός, ναῶν κατόπτας E. Rh. 557 (lyr.).
II mark or object on which one fixes the eye, σκοπὸν ἄλλον, ὃν οὔ πώ τις βάλεν ἀνήρ, εἴσομαι αἴ κε τύχωμι Od. 22.6; ἀπὸ σκοποῦ away from the mark, 11.344; ἀπὸ ς. εἰρηκέναι, εἰρῆσθαι, Pl. Tht. 179c, X. Smp. 2.10; παρὰ σκοπόν Pi. O. 13.94; σκοπῷ ἐπέχειν τόξον to aim at it, ib. 2.89; σκοποῦ ἄντα τυχεῖν Id. N. 6.27; ἔκυρσας ὥστε τοξότης . . σκοποῦ A. Ag. 628; ὥστε τοξόται σκοποῦ, τοξεύετ’ ἀνδρὸς τοῦδε S. Ant. 1033; ἄθλιον σκοπὸν ἐμοὶ ἀκοντίσας Antipho 3.3.6; ἐπὶ σκοπὸν βάλλειν X. Cyr. 1.6.29; παραλλάξαι τοῦ ς. καὶ ἁμαρτεῖν Pl. Tht. 194a; ἀποτυγχάνω τοῦ σκοποῦ Id. Lg. 744a .
2. metaph., aim, end, object, οὗτος . . δοκεῖ ὁ ς. εἶναι πρὸς ὃν βλέποντα δεῖ ζῆν Id. Grg. 507d; τὴν ἡδονὴν ς. ὀρθὸν πᾶσι ζῴοις γεγονέναι Id. Phlb. 60a; στοχάζεσθαι σκοποῦ Id. R. 519c; ς. τυραννικὸς τὸ ἡδύ Arist. Pol. 1311a4, etc.; σκοπός . . nihil praebere ’his little game’ is to make no allowance, Cic. Att. 15.29.2, cf. Arg. 11 Ar. Eq. Medic., of healing, ἐπὶ τῷ πρώτῳ ς . by first intention (i.e. direct union), κατὰ δεύτερον ς . by second intention (i.e. granulation or scar tissue), Gal. 1.387, cf. 10.162.
3. contest in shooting at a mark, ς. ἱππέων, πεζῶν, IG 9(2).527.16,18 ( Larissa ).
III name of a dance, Eup. 446 .
G4649 — σκοπός
σκοποῦ, ὁ ((from a root denoting 'to spy,' 'peer,' 'look into the distance'; cf. also Latinspecio, speculum, species, etc.; Fick i., 251f; iv., 279; Curtius, § 111)); from Homer down;
1. an observer, a watchman.
2. the distant mark looked at, the goal or end one has in view: κατά σκοπόν (on this phrase see κατά, II. 1 c.), [Phi 3:14].