ἀκριβόω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=fut. <b class="b3">-ώσω</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[make exact]] or [[accurate]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>469</span>; <b class="b3">ἀ. τάδε</b> [[to be perfect in]] bearing these hardships, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.3.13</span>; [[arrange precisely]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>274</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">to be exact</b> or [[perfect]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1483</span>; ἠκριβῶσθαι πρὸς πᾶσαν ἀρετήν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1279b1</span>.—Later in Med., <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>17.2.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Eust.1799.33</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">investigate accurately, understand thoroughly</b>, οἱ τάδ' ἠκριβωκότες <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>1192</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.2.9</span>; <b class="b3">τοὔνομά μου σὺ ἀκριβοῖς</b>; <b class="b2">are you sure of . .?</b> <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Chrm.</span>156a</span>; <b class="b2">inquire carefully of</b>, τὸν χρόνον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>2.7</span>:—Pass., <span class="bibl">Vett.Val.265.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[describe accurately]], τι <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Lib.</span>p.47</span> O. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> abs., <b class="b2">to be exact</b>, ἡ φύσις οὐκ ἀκριβοῖ <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>778a6</span>; [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] κατὰ τὴν ἁφὴν διαφερόντως ἀκριβοῖ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">de An.</span>421a22</span>; ἀ. περί τι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">GA</span>780b26</span>.</span>