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κατανο-έω

katanoeo

observe well, understand, apprehend

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 60 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

κατανο-έω · katano-eō — LSJ

observe well, understand, apprehend, to be grasped and, accepted, is understood

observe well, understand, apprehend, ὡς ἐμὲ κατανοέειν Hdt. 2.28, cf. 93; οὐ χαλεπὸν τῷ βουλομένῳ κ. Lys. 25.34; οὐ . . κατανοῶ τὸ νῦν ἐρωτώμενον Pl. Sph. 233a; κ. ὅ τι λέγω Id. Grg. 455b; οὐ πάνυ κατανοῶ Id. Phlb. 48a; κ. ὅτι . . Id. Sph. 264b; κατανοεῖς τίς ποτʼ ἐστίν . .; Antiph. 33.1; ἐκεῖνο, ὅτι . . Epicur. Ep. 1p.30U.; ἐκ τίνων . . καὶ πότε . . καὶ πῶς . . Plb. 1.12.9:—Pass., of a doctrine, to be grasped and hence accepted, μᾶλλον μᾶλλον κ. Epicur. Nat. 138G.; εἰς καρδίαν -εῖται is underst

2 perceive, the percipient to the perceived

perceive, τῷ κατανοουμένῳ τὸ κατανοοῦν ἐξομοιῶσαι the percipient to the perceived, Pl. Ti. 90d, etc.: c. part., κ. οὐ πολλοὺς ὄντας Th. 2.3.

3 learn

learn, τῆς Περσίδος γλώσσης ὅσα ἐδύνατο κατενόησε Id. 1.138.

4 consider

consider, περί τινος X. Cyr. 1.6.20.

5 look at, view

look at, view, τὴν οἰκίαν Ath. 5.179a.

II to be in oneʼs right mind, in oneʼs senses

to be in oneʼs right mind, in oneʼs senses, Hp. Epid. 1.4.3 [1.26.γʹ], 5.39.

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Where it came from

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