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Σοφῷ παρ' ἀνδρὶ (Σοφοῦ παρ' ἀνδρὸς) πρῶτος εὑρέθη λόγος → Apud sapientem inventa est ratio primitus → Bei einem weisen Mann fand man zuerst Vernunft

Menander, Monostichoi, 487

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verb intransitive

P. and V. ἐνδέχεσθαι, ἀκούειν. Ar. and V. κλύειν.

as an eaves-dropper: P. ὠτακουστεῖν.

listen to, hear: P. and V. ἀκούειν (gen. of person, acc. or gen. of thing), ἐπακούειν (gen. of person, acc. or gen. of thing), Ar. and P. ἀκροᾶθαι (gen. of person, acc. or gen. of thing), κατακούειν (acc. or gen. of person or thing). Ar. and V. ἐξακούειν (gen. of person, acc. of thing), κλύειν (gen. of person, acc. or gen. of thing); hear.

obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.), πειθαρχεῖν (dat.), εἰσακούειν (gen.) (Thuc. 1, 82 but rare P.), Ar. and V. κλύειν (gen.). ἀκούειν (gen.), Ar. and P. ὑπακούειν (gen. or dat.), ἀκροᾶσθαι (gen.); see obey.

heed: Ar. and P. προσέχειν (dat.), τὸν νοῦν προσέχειν (dat.), P. and V. νοῦν ἔχειν πρός (acc. or dat.), ἀποδέχεσθαι (acc.) (Euripides, Helen 832); see heed.

listen in return: P. and V. ἀντακούειν.