Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἐτάζω

ἐτάζω

etazo

examine, test

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐτάζω, aor. 1 ἤτασα (v. infr.), A. examine, test, mostly in compd. ἐξετάζω (for which it is v.l. in Hdt. 3.62, ap.AB 96), cf. παρετάζω ; τοὺς ἀδικέοντας Democr. 266 ; ἐτάζει (etym. of ἔτος) Pl. Cra. 410d ; freq. in LXX, ὁ ἐτάζων καρδίας 1 Ch. 29.17 ; ἐτάζουσι Polus ap.Stob. 3.9.51 : aor. 1 inf. ἐτάσαι Aristid. 1.460J. (prob. l.) : c. dupl. acc., ἤν με Μουσάων ἐτάσῃς χάριν AP 7.17 (Tull. Laur.); reveal, unmask, τινα ib.12.135 (Asclep.):—Pass., LXXWi. 6.7, al. 2. visit, try, afflict, τινα μεγάλοις ἐτασμοῖς ib.Ge. 12.17. (Fr. ἐτός (B) as δοκιμάζω fr. δόκιμος.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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