γνῶσις

English (LSJ)

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.GA731a33: 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 IPE1.47.6 (Olbia).    3 recognizing, Th.7.44.    4 means of knowing, [αἱ αἰσθήσεις] κυριώταται τῶν καθ' 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.

German (Pape)

[Seite 499] ἡ, 1) das Erkennen, Thuc. 7, 44; Einsicht, Kenntniß, Plat. Soph. 267 b; γνῶσιν ἔχειν Theaet. 193 d u. öfter; auch Folgde; höhere Einsicht, Weisheit, K. S. Aber γνῶσιν ἔχει τι, es wird erkannt, Plat. Theaet. 206 b. – 2) das richterliche Erkenntniß, Dem. 7, 9 u. öfter; vgl. Poll. 2, 129; bes. vom Schiedsrichter: Dekret, Luc. merc. cond. 12. – 3) das Bekanntsein, Bekanntschaft; κατὰ τὴν γνῶσίν μοι τὴν πρὸς αὐτόν Aesch. 1, 50. 68 (in Zeugenaussagen); Ruf, Ruhm, Luc. Herod. 3; Hdn. 7, 5, 12.