Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γνώστης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γνώστης γνώστες

Structure: γνωστη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: gignw/skw

Sense

  1. one that knows
  2. a surety

Examples

  • κρατίστη τε γὰρ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐνέργεια καὶ γὰρ ὁ νοῦσ τῶν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ τῶν γνωστῶν, περὶ ἃ ὁ νοῦσ· (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 10 88:2)
  • ἀλλ’ ὅμωσ ἐκ τῶν φαύλωσ μὲν γνωστῶν αὐτῷ δὲ γνωστῶν τὰ ὅλωσ γνωστὰ γνῶναι πειρατέον, μεταβαίνοντασ, ὥσπερ εἴρηται, διὰ τούτων αὐτῶν. (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 7 32:1)

Synonyms

  1. one that knows

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION