προστατεῖν
From LSJ
ἀνδρὸς σπλάγχνον ἐκμαθεῖν → learn a man's heart, learn a man's inward nature
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προστατέω): champion, defend, be at head of, be at the head of, be tutelary of, guard a place, guard as a tutelary deity, lord it over, protect a place, watch over