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γνώμων, one that knows; carpenter’s square, pointer on sundial

γνώμων, ονος, ὁ, (γι-γνώ-σκω)
  • one that knows or examines, an interpreter, discerner, θεσφάτων A. Ag. 1130; τῶν παραχρῆμα Th. 1.138; γλῶττα γ. (sc. γλυκέων καὶ δριμέων) X. Mem. 1.4.5: γνώμονες, οἱ, inspectors of the sacred olives at Athens, Lys. 7.25.
      • 2 expert witness or valuer, SIG 169.52 (lasus, iv B. C.).
      • 3 as Adj., discerning, νόος Hymn.Is. 141.
    • II carpenterʼs square, Polyaen. 4.3.21; [ὁ δημιουργὸς τῇ δεκάδι] ὥσπερ γνώμονι καὶ εὐθυντηρίῳ ἐχρήσατο Theol.Ar. 59.
      • 2 pointer of the sun-dial, Hdt. 2.109, Phld. Sign. 30, Plu. Per. 6 (pl.), D.L. 2.1.
        • b Geom., gnomon, Euc. 2 Def. 2, etc.
        • c Arith., number added to a figurate number to obtain the next number of the same figure, Iamb. in Nic. p.58 P.; esp. of the odd integers, Arist. Ph. 203a14, Theo Sm. p.32 H.; also of the original figurate number, Theol.Ar. 9 (dub.l.).
      • 3 = κλεψύδρα, Thphr. Fr. 159.
      • 4 point of a drill, Apollod. Poliorc. 149.4.
      • 5 generally, index, τινός Plu. Sollert. 2.968f, Ael. NA 6.34, al., Vett.Val. 305.10; simply, mark, POxy. 1409.18 (iii A. D.).
      • 6 in pl., teeth that mark a horseʼs age, X. Eq. 3.1.
      • 7 metaph., rule of life, Thgn. 543, cf. Luc. Herm. 76.
      • 8 sens. obsc., ὁ γ. ἀνίσταται Diog. Ep. 35.
    • V tariff, OGI 674.5 (Coptos), BGU 1118.45 (i B. C.), AB 233.
      • 2 code of regulations, PGnom. 1, OGI 669.44 (i A. D.).

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