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γνῶσις

gnosis

seeking to know, inquiry, investigation

Appears 22 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

γνῶσις, εως, ἡ, A. seeking to know, inquiry, investigation, esp. judicial, τὰς τῶν δικαστηρίων γ. D. 18.224; τὴν κατὰ τοῦ διαιτητοῦ γ. Id. 21.92, cf. 7.9, Lycurg. 141; γ. περὶ τῆς δίκης PHib. 1.92.13 (iii B. C.). 2. result of investigation, decision, PPetr. 3p.118 (iii B. C.). II. knowing, knowledge, Heraclit. 56; opp. ἀγνωσίη, Hp. Vict. 1.23 (dub.); opp. ἄγνοια, Pl. R. 478c; ἡ αἴσθησις γ. τις Arist. GA 731a33: pl., Θεὸς γνώσεων κύριος LXX 1 Ki. 2.3. b. higher, esoteric knowledge, 1 Ep.Cor. 8.7,10, Ep.Eph. 3.19, etc.; χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν νοῦν, λόγον, γνῶσιν PMag.Par. 2.290. 2. acquaintance with a person, πρός τινα Test. ap.Aeschin. 1.50; τῶν Σεβαστῶν IPE 1.47.6 (Olbia). 3. recognizing, Th. 7.44. 4. means of knowing, [αἱ αἰσθήσεις] κυριώταται τῶν καθʼ ἕκαστα γ. Arist. Metaph. 981b11. III. being known, γνῶσιν ἔχει τι, = γνωστόν ἐστι, Pl. Tht. 206b. 2. fame, credit, Hdn. 7.5.5, Luc. Herod. 3. IV. means of knowing: hence, statement in writing, PLond. 5.1708, etc. (vi A. D.). V. = γνῶμα, Hsch. s. h. v.
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