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γραμμᾰτ-ικός

grammatikos

knowing oneʼs letters, a good scholar

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γραμμᾰτ-ικός · grammat-ikos — LSJ

knowing oneʼs letters, a good scholar

knowing oneʼs letters, a good scholar, X. Mem. 4.2.20, Pl. Tht. 207b, Arist. EN 1105a21: Comp., Pl. Plt. 285d, Ph. 1.621; opp. ἀγράμματος, Arr. Epict. 3.19.6; ἀνὴρ γ. Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.582a. Adv. -κῶς Pl. Tht. l.c., etc.

2 engraved with the alphabet, an inscription

γ. ἔκπωμα a cup engraved with the alphabet or an inscription, Eub. 69, cf. Ath. 11.466d, Luc. Lex. 7.

3

γ. ἀνάγκαι f.l. for γραμμικαί, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.46.

II teacher of the rudiments

Subst., γραμματικός, ὁ, teacher of the rudiments, Hp. Epid. 4.37, Plu. Adul. 2.59f:—fem. -κή, Sammelb. 5753.

2 one who occupies himself with literary texts, grammarian, critic

one who occupies himself with literary texts, grammarian, critic, Plb. 32.2.5, D.L. 3.61, D.Chr. 53.1, IG 14.1183, etc.; first used of Apollodorus of Cyrene, acc. to Clem.Al. Strom. 1.16.79:—fem. -κή, ἡ, Ath. 1.14d.

3 concerned with textual criticism

concerned with textual criticism, ἐξήγησις D.H. Th. 51; γραμματικά, title of work by Eratosthenes, Clem.Al. l.c.

III grammar

ἡ -κή (with or without τέχνη) grammar, Pl. Cra. 431e, Sph. 253a, etc.; ἡ γ. ἐπιστήμη Arist. Top. 142b31.

b faculty of scholarship

faculty of scholarship, γ. ἐστιν ἕξις παντελὴς ἐν γράμμασι Eratosth. ap. Sch. D.T. p.160 H., cf. Ph. 1.502, AP 7.588 (Paul.Sil.).

2 alphabet, script, writing

alphabet, script, Str. 3.1.6, Plu. Arist. 1, etc.; ἡ ἱερὰ γ. hieroglyphic writing, OGI 56.64 (iii B. C.).

IV fee paid to scribes

γραμματικόν, τό, fee paid to scribes in Egypt, PHib. 1.110 (iii B. C.), PTeb. 61b. 89 (ii B. C.), etc.

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