στοχ-ασμός,ὁ,
A. guessing,μελέτης ς. thepower of guessingwhich comes from practice. Pl. Phlb. 56a ;στοχασμῷ λαμβάνων, ς. πινομένη, 'quantum sufficit', Dsc. 1.48 , Eup. 2.21 ; τὸν ς. ἀεὶ καὶ μᾶλλον ἐξακριβοῦν
Gal. 6.129
; as a technical term in Rhet., Phld. Rh. 1.167S. , al.; esp.use of circumstantial evidence, Hermog. Stat. 2 , 3 .
2. regard for,τινος
Plu. 2.981b ;τοῦ πρέποντοςib. 616b ;attention to, τῶν εἰρημένων ἀστέρων
Ph. 1.28
.
II. fixingof a hunting-net, Poll. 5.36 .