γνώμων
gnomon
one that knows
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γνώμων, ονος, ὁ, (γι-γνώ-σκω) A. one that knows or examines, an interpreter, discerner, θεσφάτων Ag. 1130; τῶν παραχρῆμα 1.138; γλῶττα γ. (sc. γλυκέων καὶ δριμέων) Mem. 1.4.5: γνώμονες, οἱ, inspectors of the sacred olives at Athens, 7.25. 2. expert witness or valuer, SIG 169.52 (lasus, iv B. C.). 3. as Adj., discerning, νόος Hymn.Is. 141. II. carpenterʼs square, 4.3.21; [ὁ δημιουργὸς τῇ δεκάδι] ὥσπερ γνώμονι καὶ εὐθυντηρίῳ ἐχρήσατο Theol.Ar. 59. 2. pointer of the sun-dial, 2.109, Sign. 30, Per. 6 (pl.), 2.1. b. Geom., gnomon, 2 Def. 2, etc. c. Arith., number added to a figurate number to obtain the next number of the same figure, in Nic.p.58 P.; esp. of the odd integers, Ph. 203a14, Theo Sm.p.32 H.; also of the original figurate number, Theol.Ar. 9 (dub.l.). 3. = κλεψύδρα, Fr. 159. 4. point of a drill, Poliorc. 149.4. 5. generally, index, τινός 2.968f, NA 6.34, al., 305.10; simply, mark, 1409.18 (iii A. D.). 6. in pl., teeth that mark a horseʼs age, Eq. 3.1. 7. metaph., rule of life, 543, cf. Herm. 76. 8. sens. obsc., ὁ γ. ἀνίσταται Ep. 35. V. tariff, OGI 674.5 (Coptos), BGU 1118.45 (i B. C.), AB 233. 2. code of regulations, 1, OGI 669.44 (i A. D.).
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