γιγνώσκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃-, the reduplicated present stem of *ǵneh₃-, with -σκω (-skō).[1]

    Cognates include English know, Latin gnōscō, Albanian njoh, Old Armenian ճան- (čan-, to know), Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti, to know), and Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎿𐏃𐎡𐎹 (x-š-n-s-h-i-y /⁠xšnāsāhiy⁠/, you shall know).

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    γιγνώσκω • (gignṓskō)

    1. to be aware of; to perceive, observe, know, learn
      1. to know, understand
      2. to distinguish, discern
      3. (with genitive) to be aware of
      4. (followed by relative clauses) to perceive
    2. (in prose) to observe, form a judgment, judge, determine, think
      1. (passive voice, of persons) to be judged guilty
      2. (perfect passive with active sense)
    3. to know carnally, have sex with

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • ἀγνοέω (agnoéō)
    • ἀγνώμων (agnṓmōn)
    • ἀγνώς (agnṓs)
    • ἄγνωτος (ágnōtos)
    • ἀλλογνοέω (allognoéō)
    • ἀλλογνώμων (allognṓmōn)
    • ἀλλογνώς (allognṓs)
    • ἀλλόγνωτος (allógnōtos)
    • ἀμφιγνοέω (amphignoéō)
    • ἀμφοτερογνώμων (amphoterognṓmōn)
    • ᾰ̓νᾰγιγνώσκω (ănăgignṓskō)
    • ᾰ̓πογιγνώσκω (ăpogignṓskō)
    • ἀργῠρογνώμων (argŭrognṓmōn)
    • ᾰ̓ριγνώς (ărignṓs)
    • ᾰ̓ρίγνωτος (ărígnōtos)
    • ἀρτίγνωστος (artígnōstos)
    • αὐτογνώμων (autognṓmōn)
    • αὐτόγνωτος (autógnōtos)
    • βᾰθῠγνώμων (băthŭgnṓmōn)
    • βρᾰχῠγνώμων (brăkhŭgnṓmōn)
    • γνῶθι σεαυτόν (gnôthi seautón)
    • γνωμοδοτέω (gnōmodotéō)
    • γνωμολογέω (gnōmologéō)
    • γνωμοτῠ́πος (gnōmotŭ́pos)
    • γνωμοφλῠᾱκέω (gnōmophlŭākéō)
    • δῐᾰγιγνώσκω (dĭăgignṓskō)
    • διγνώμων (dignṓmōn)
    • δῐχογνώμων (dĭkhognṓmōn)
    • δουλογνώμων (doulognṓmōn)
    • δυσγνώμων (dusgnṓmōn)
    • δύσγνωστος (dúsgnōstos)
    • ἐγγιγνώσκω (engignṓskō)
    • ἐναντῐογνώμων (enantĭognṓmōn)
    • ἐπῐγιγνώσκω (epĭgignṓskō)
    • ἑτερογνώμων (heterognṓmōn)
    • εὐγνώμων (eugnṓmōn)
    • εὔγνωστος (eúgnōstos)
    • εὐθῠ́γνωμος (euthŭ́gnōmos)
    • ἑχετογνώμονες (hekhetognṓmones)
    • ἡδυγνώμων (hēdugnṓmōn)
    • θεόγνωστος (theógnōstos)
    • ῐ̓δῐογνώμων (ĭdĭognṓmōn)
    • ἱππογνώμων (hippognṓmōn)
    • ἰσχῡρογνώμων (iskhūrognṓmōn)
    • κᾰκογνώμων (kăkognṓmōn)
    • κᾰλογνώμων (kălognṓmōn)
    • καρδῐογνώστης (kardĭognṓstēs)
    • κᾰτᾰγιγνώσκω (kătăgignṓskō)
    • καταγνοέω (katagnoéō)
    • λειπογνώμων (leipognṓmōn)
    • λεπτογνώμων (leptognṓmōn)
    • λῐθογνώμων (lĭthognṓmōn)
    • μᾰλᾰκογνώμων (mălăkognṓmōn)
    • μεγᾰλογνώμων (megălognṓmōn)
    • μετᾰγιγνώσκω (metăgignṓskō)
    • μικρογνωμοσῠ́νη (mikrognōmosŭ́nē)
    • μοιρογνωμόνῐον (moirognōmónĭon)
    • μονογνώμων (monognṓmōn)
    • νοσογνωμονῐκός (nosognōmonĭkós)
    • ὀλῐγογνώμων (olĭgognṓmōn)
    • ὀλισθογνωμονέω (olisthognōmonéō)
    • ὁμογνώμων (homognṓmōn)
    • ὀρθογνώμων (orthognṓmōn)
    • ὀρνῑθογνώμων (ornīthognṓmōn)
    • οὐρᾰνογνώμων (ourănognṓmōn)
    • πᾰθογνωμονῐκός (păthognōmonĭkós)
    • πᾰρᾰγιγνώσκω (părăgignṓskō)
    • πᾱσιγνωστος (pāsignōstos)
    • πολυγνώμων (polugnṓmōn)
    • πολύγνωτος (polúgnōtos)
    • προβᾰτογνώμων (probătognṓmōn)
    • προγιγνώσκω (progignṓskō)
    • προσγιγνώσκω (prosgignṓskō)
    • Σεβαστόγνωστος (Sebastógnōstos)
    • σκληρογνώμων (sklērognṓmōn)
    • συγγιγνώσκω (sungignṓskō)
    • τοιουτογνώμων (toioutognṓmōn)
    • ὑδρογνώμων (hudrognṓmōn)
    • ὑψηλογνώμων (hupsēlognṓmōn)
    • φῠσιογνώμων (phŭsiognṓmōn)
    • ὡρογνωμονέω (hōrognōmonéō)

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γιγνώσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273

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