knowing, wise, prudent
ἐπιστήμ-ων,ον, gen.ονος, (ἐπίσταμαι)
A. knowing, wise, prudent, ἐ. βουλῇ τε νόῳ τε
Od. 16.374
; ἄρχοντες
X. Oec. 21.5
;ἐπιστήμων γὰρ εἶ, = ἐπίστασαι γάρ , E. Supp. 843 .
2. .acquainted witha thing,skilledorversed in, c. gen., κακῶν
S. Fr. 589
;τῆς θαλάσσης, τοῦ ναυτικοῦ, Th. 1.142 , 8.45 ;τῆς
τέχνης
Pl. Grg. 448b
; τῶν τόπων
POxy. 1469.12
(iii A.D.); alsoπερί τινοςorτι, Pl. R. 599b , Sis. 389e : with neut.Adj., τὰ προσήκοντα ἐπιστήμων
X. Cyr. 3.3.9
, cf. Oec. 2.16 ( Sup. ).
3. . c.inf.,knowing how, λέγειν τε καὶ σιγᾶν
Pl. Phdr. 276a
, cf. X. Oec. 19.16 : Comp.
-ονέστερος
Pl. Chrm. 174a
.Adv.
Comp.
-ονέστερον
X. Oec. 3.14
: Sup.
-ονέστατα
Pl. R. 534d
.
II. .possessed of perfect knowledge, Id. Plt. 301b , etc.; opp. δοξαστής, τινός
Id. Tht. 208e
, in Arist. ,scientifically versed ina thing, AP 0.74b28 , Cat. 11a33 .Adv.
-ονως, ἔχειν πρός τι
Pl. Sph. 233c
:λέγειν with science, with art, Id. Tht. 207b ;εἰπεῖνusetechnicalorscientificterminology, Aristid. Or. 26(14).97 .
