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νοέω

noeo

perceive by the eyes, observe

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What it meant

νο-έω · no-eō — LSJ

perceive by the eyes, observe

perceive by the eyes, observe (οἱ ἀρχαῖοι τὸ ν. σωματικὸν . . ὑπολαμβάνουσιν Arist. de An. 427a26), Il. 3.396; ὀξὺ ν. ib. 374, Hes. Th. 838, etc.; ὀφθαλμοῖσιν, ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσι ν., Il. 15.422, 24.294.

2 perceive by the mind, apprehend, take notice, art aware of, perceives, thought, to be apprehended by thought

perceive by the mind, apprehend, τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ἐνόησε 11.599; οὐ . . ἴδον οὐδʼ ἐνόησα Od. 13.318, cf. Il. 10.550, 24.337, etc.; ἡ δʼ οὔτʼ ἀθρῆσαι δύνατʼ ἀντίη οὔτε νοῆσαι Od. 19.478; ἢ λάθετʼ ἢ οὐκ ἐνόησεν or did not take notice, Il. 9.537, cf. 5.665; νοέεις δὲ καὶ αὐτός thou thyself art aware of it, Od. 21.257; θυμῷ νοέω καὶ οἶδα ἕκαστα 18.228; ν. τῇ καρδίᾳ LXX Is. 44.18; πρὸ ὃ τοῦ ἐνόησεν one perceives before the other, Il. 10.224: abs., [θεὸς] οὖλος ὁρᾷ, οὖλος δὲ νοεῖ, οὖλος δὲ τʼ ἀκούει Xenoph

3 think, consider, reflect, look, to be, minded, wary, discreet, advisedly, sane

think, consider, reflect, φρεσὶ ν. ἔνθʼ εἴην ἢ ἔνθα" Il. 15.81; μετὰ φρεσὶ σῇσι νόησον Αἰνείαν, ἤ κέν μιν ἐρύσσεαι ἦ κεν ἐάσῃς 20.311; οὐδʼ ἐνόησε κατὰ φρένα καὶ κατὰ θυμὸν ὡς . . ib. 264; ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα ν. look to both sides, Hdt. 8.22: c. acc. cogn., ἄλλα νοέειν to be other wise minded, Id. 7.168; also εἰπὲ δʼ ᾗ νοεῖς S. Tr. 1135, cf. El. 1435: part. νοέων, έουσα, wary, discreet, Il. 1.577; τὴν μέν κεν ἐπαινέσσειε νοήσας Hes. Op. 12, cf. Od. 15.170; τὰ νοέων λέγει what he says advisedly, Hdt. 8.

4 consider, deem, presume

consider, deem, presume to be so and so, ὡς μηκέτʼ ὄντα κεῖνον . . νόει S. Ph. 415; τόδε γὰρ νοῶ κράτιστον ib. 1176; δεῖ ν. συνεχῆ τὰ ἔνοπτρα Arist. Mete. 373a19: c. inf., δεῖ νοῆσαι τὸ μὲν ὑγρὸν εἶναι ib. 340b24, etc.; cf. νοητέον.

II think out, devise, conceive, most cunning

think out, devise, conceive, τοῦτό γ’ ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησε Od. 2.122; ἔνθʼ αὖτʼ ἄλλʼ ἐνόησε θεά ib. 382; ἄλλα μὲν αὐτὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶ σῇσι νοήσεις, ἄλλα δὲ καὶ δαίμων ὑποθήσεται 3.26; οὐ γάρ τις νόον ἄλλος ἀμείνονα τοῦδε νοήσει Il. 9.104: freq. with neut. pl. Adj., πεπνυμένα πάντα νοῆσαι Od. 18.230; ἄνδρων πλεῖστα νοησάμενος most cunning of men, of Sisyphus, Alc. Supp. 7.6; ὀρθὰ ν. Hdt. 8.3:—Pass., ἐνθύμημα νενοημένον οὐκ ἀτόπως D.H. Th. 37.

2 purpose, intend

purpose, intend, ἐσθλά τινι Hes. Op. 286; κακόν τινι Hdt. 3.81, cf. X. Hier. 1.15.

III to be minded, intend, bethought himself, thought with himself, was minded

c. inf., to be minded, intend, οὐδʼ ἐνόησε ἐξερύσαι δόρυ bethought himself, Il. 5.665; νοέω φρεσὶ τιμήσασθαι 22.235; νοέω δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς Ἕκτορά τοι λῦσαι 24.560; ἦ γὰρ νοεῖς θάπτειν σφε; S. Ant. 44, cf. 770, El. 389, etc.:—Med., once in Hom., μάστιγα . . νοήσατο χερσἰν ἑλέσθαι he thought with himself to take the scourge, Il. 10.501; ἐνένωτο στρατεύειν he was minded to march, Hdt. 1.77, cf. 7.206, 9.53.

IV bear a certain sense, mean, means, sense, meaning

of words, bear a certain sense, mean, πυθοίμεθʼ ἂν τὸν χρησμὸν ὅ τι νοεῖ Ar. Pl. 55, cf. Nu. 1186, Pl. Cra. 407e; [εἰ] τοῦτο . . νοεῖ αὐτῷ if this means for him that . . , Id. R. 335e; also ἐπιδεῖξαι ἐθέλω τὸ νυνί μοι συμβεβηκὸς τί ποτε νοεῖ Id. Ap. 40a; τὸ νοούμενον the sense, meaning, Phld. Po.Herc. 991.4, al.—Not in Th. or Oratt.

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