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γνωστός

gnostos

known, common knowledge, clearly

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 33 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

γνωστός · gnōstos — LSJ

known, common knowledge, clearly

known, A. Ch. 702, S. OT 361, Fr. 203, Pl. Tht. 205d, X. HG 2.3.44, etc.; γνωστόν, τό, common knowledge, τινός PAmh. 145.9 (iv/v A. D.). Adv. -τῶς clearly, LXX Pr. 27.23, Eust. 1540.1.

2 knowable, symptoms

knowable, Arist. Metaph. 1016b20, APo. 64b37, etc.; γνωστὰ σαρκός bodily symptoms (of anger), Phld. Ir. p.24 W.

II notables, acquaintance, friend

pl., as Subst., = γνώριμοι, notables, Sm. Pr. 31.23; acquaintance, friend, Ev.Luc. 2.44, al.

III knowing

Act., knowing, dub. in LXX Ge. 2.9 (γνωστικός ap. Ph. 1.37).

In the wild

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Where it came from

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