μεταγιγνώσκω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. and later Μεταγειτν-γῑνώσκω, fut. -[[γνώσομαι]]: aor. [[μετέγνων]]:—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[find out after]], i. e. [[too late]], <b class="b3">ἄταν… μεταγνούς</b> dub. in <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span>111</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">change one's mind, repent</b>, abs., <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.40</span>, <span class="bibl">86</span>; <b class="b3">μετέγνων, ἔγνων δὲ</b>… [[changed my mind]] and determined... <span class="bibl">Id.7.15</span>; μεταγνοὺς ἂν ὀρθῶς βουλεύσαιτο <span class="bibl">Antipho 5.91</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.4.92</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span> 231a</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.19.53</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.153</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">οὔκουν ἔνεστι καὶ μεταγνῶναι πάλιν</b>; <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1270</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. rei, <b class="b2">change one's mind about, repent of</b>, μετέγνων καὶ τὰ πρόσθ' εἰρημένα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>64</span>; <b class="b3">μ. τὰ προδεδογμένα</b> [[alter]] or [[repeal]] a previous decree, <span class="bibl">Th.3.40</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Ner.</span>4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> c. dat. rei, μ. τῷ φόνῳ <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Ep.</span>16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. inf., [[change one's mind]] so as to do something different, τὸ παντότολμον φρονεῖν μετέγνω <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>221</span> (lyr.); ἐν δὲ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ μετέγνωσαν Κερκυραίοις ξυμμαχίαν μὲν μὴ ποιήσασθαι <span class="bibl">Th.1.44</span>; <b class="b3">μ. ὡς</b>… [[change one's mind and think]] that... <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.5.40</span>.</span>