γνώριμος
gnorimos
well-known
Appears 228 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γνώριμος, ον, rarely η, ον, R. 614e, Somn. 9:—A. well-known, γνώριμα λέγεις R. 558c; φίλα τε καὶ συνήθη καὶ γ. Lg. 798e; λόγος γ. τινι 3.23; ὀνόματα γ. familiar, Po. 1451b20, Top. 149a18 (Sup.); opp. ἄγνωστον, ibid.; γ. ἡμῖν, opp. ἁπλῶς, EN 1095b3: more freq. in Comp. -ώτερον, ἁπλῶς, opp. γ. ἡμῖν, AP 0.72a3, al.; -ώτερα τεκμήρια Myst. 5.13. 2. of persons, γνωριμώτερον ποιεῖν τινά τινι Cyr. 5.5.28. 3. Subst., acquaintance, ἑταῖρος ἢ καὶ γ. ἄλλος Od. 16.9; less than φίλος, 18.284; τοῖς οἰκείοις καὶ τοῖς γ. R. 343e, cf. Mem. 2.3.1, 21.73, etc. b. pupil, Ἰσοκράτους καὶ τῶν ἐκείνου γ. Comp. 19, cf. VS 1.24.2,al., 2.448e, IG 3.774. c. kinsman, Ru. 3.2. II. notable, distinguished, οἱ γνώριμοι the notables or wealthy class, HG 2.2.6; opp. δῆμος, Pol. 1291b18, Nic. 2, etc.: Sup. οἱ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι -ώτατοι 19.259; less freq. of things, remarkable, Herm. 21. III. Adv. -μως intelligibly, γ. αἰνίξομαι El. 946; γ. μοι πάνυ φράσεις 52.6; ἁπλῶς καὶ πᾶσι γ. γεγράφθαι 24.68; γ. μᾶλλον λέγειν, opp. οὐ σαφῶς, GA 747a27. 2. familiarly, γ. ἔχειν τινί to be on friendly terms with one, 53.4.—Rare in poetry.
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