: with an abstract subject, πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκει
Heraclit. 40
; ξενιτείη αὐτάρκειαν δ.
Democr. 246
:— Med. ,teach oneself, learn,
φθέγμα καὶ ἀστυνόμους ὀργὰς ἐδιδάξατο
S. Ant. 356
(lyr.); but usu.,haveonetaughtoreducated,esp. of a father, τὰ ἄλλα . . διδάσκεσθαι τοὺς ὑεῖς
Pl. Prt. 325b
; δ. τοὺς ὑεῖς τὰς κούφας ἐργασίας
Arist. Pol. 1321a24
: c.inf., δ. τινὰ ἱππεύειν
Pl. R. 467e
; δ. τινα ἱππέα
Id. Men. 93d
, cf. X. Mem. 4.4.5 (this distn. between Act. and Med. was neglected by some Poets and late Prose writers, Med. being usedlike
Act. in Pi. O. 8.59 , Luc. Somn. 10 , etc.; but in Ar. Nu. 783 Elmsl. restoredδιδάξαιμ' ἄν ς' ἔτιforδιδαξαίμην ς' ἔτι,and in Pl. R. 421e Cobet cj.διδάξειfor-εται: Med. is used of gods, [ θεοί] . . ὅπλων χρῆσιν διδαξάμενοι
Id. Mx. 238b
):— Pass. ,to be taught, learn,c. gen.,διδασκόμενος πολέμοιο trained, skilledin war, Il. 16.811 : c. acc.,τά σε προτί φασιν Ἀχιλλῆος δεδιδάχθαιwhich [medicines] they say thouwert taughtby Achilles, 11.831 , cf. Arat. 529 ; ὃς οὔτ' ἐδιδάχθη οὔτε εἶδε καλὸν οὐδέν