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ἀκρῑβ-όω

akriboo

make exact

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἀκρῑβ-όω · akrib-oō — LSJ

make exact, accurate, to be perfect in, arrange precisely, to be exact, perfect

make exact or accurate, E. Hipp. 469; ἀ. τάδε to be perfect in bearing these hardships, X. Cyr. 2.3.13; arrange precisely, Ar. Ec. 274:—Pass., to be exact or perfect, Ar. Ra. 1483; ἠκριβῶσθαι πρὸς πᾶσαν ἀρετήν Arist. Pol. 1279b1.—Later in Med., J. AJ 17.2.2, Eust. 1799.33, etc.

2 investigate accurately, understand thoroughly, are you sure of . .?, inquire carefully of

investigate accurately, understand thoroughly, οἱ τάδʼ ἠκριβωκότες E. Hec. 1192, cf. X. Cyr. 2.2.9; τοὔνομά μου σὺ ἀκριβοῖς; are you sure of . .? Pl. Chrm. 156a; inquire carefully of, τὸν χρόνον Ev.Matt. 2.7:—Pass., Vett.Val. 265.3.

3 describe accurately

describe accurately, τι Phld. Lib. p.47 O.

4 to be exact

abs., to be exact, ἡ φύσις οὐκ ἀκριβοῖ Arist. GA 778a6; [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] κατὰ τὴν ἁφὴν διαφερόντως ἀκριβοῖ Id. de An. 421a22; ἀ. περί τι GA 780b26.

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