κοέω
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
contr. κοῶ,
A mark, perceive, hear, ἄστρωτος εὕδω καὶ τὰ μὲν πρᾶτ' οὐ κοῶ Epich.35 (prob.); σὺ δ' οὐ κοεῖς Anacr.4.14; κοεῖν Hellad. in Phot.Bibl.p.531 B.; ἐκόησεν τοὔνεκεν . . Call.Fr.53, cf. Sch.Ar. Eq.198: etym. of Κοῖος, Corn.ND17:—also (from κοάω) κοᾷ· ἀκούει, πεύθεται, and ἐκοᾶμες· ἠκούσαμεν, ἐπυθόμεθα, Hsch.; ἔκομεν (sic) . . ᾐσθόμεθα, Id. (κοϝ-, cf. Skt. kavis 'wise', Lat. caveo.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1465] ion. = νοέω (vgl. κοάω), hören, merken; seltenes Wort; Schol. Ar. Equ. 198 u. VLL.; τὰ πρῶτ' οὐ κοῶ Epicharm. bei Ath. VI, 236 b; ἐκόησε Call. fr. 53. – Scholl. Od. 21, 145 leiten davon θυοσκόος ab; vgl. ἀμνοκῶν u. die Eigennamen auf -κόων. Auch κοάλεμος wird hierauf zurückgeführt. S. auch Buttm. Lexil. II p. 265.
