acquaintance with
ἐπιστήμη,ἡ, (ἐπίσταμαι)
A. acquaintance witha matter,understanding,skill, as in archery, S. Ph. 1057 ; in war, Th. 1.121 , 6.72 , 7.62 ; ἐ. πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον
Lys. 33.7
(fort. leg.περί) περὶ τὰ μαθήματα
Pl. Phlb. 55d
; τοῦ νεῖν
Id. Grg. 511c
;ἐπιστήμῃ skilfully,οἱ μὴ ἐ. τοὺς ἐπαίνους
ποιούμενοι
Plot. 5.5.13
.
2. .professional skill: hence,profession, οἱ τὴν ἰατρικὴν ἐ. μεταχειριζόμενοι
PFay. 106.22
(ii A.D.);ζωγράφος τὴν ἐ. painterby profession,
POxy. 896.5
(iv A.D.).
II. . generally,knowledge, ἐπιστήμῃ σύ μου προὔχοις ἄν
S. OT 1115
;πάντ' ἐπιστήμης πλέωςfullof knowledgein all things, Id. Ant. 721 , cf. Tr. 338 ;ἐκ τῆς ἐ. E. Fr. 522.3 ;ἐ. δοξαστική, opp.ἀλήθεια, Pl. Sph. 233c : pl.,kinds of knowledge, μυρίαι ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστᾶμαι πέλονται
B. 9.38
, cf. Pl. Smp. 208a .
2. .scientific knowledge, science, opp.δόξα, Pl. R. 477b sq., Hp. Lex 4 , Pl. Plt. 301b , Arist. AP 0.88b30 , EN 1139b18 : coupled withἐμπειρίαandτέχνη, Pl. R. 422c , cf. Ion 536c , Arist. Metaph. 981a2 : pl.,the sciences, freq. in Pl. ( R. 522c ,al.), etc.
