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γνώριμος

γνώριμος, well-known, familiar; the notables (opp. δῆμος)

γνώρ-ῐμος, ον, rarely η, ον, Pl. R. 614e, Luc. Somn. 9:—
  • well-known, γνώριμα λέγεις Pl. R. 558c; φίλα τε καὶ συνήθη καὶ γ. Id. Lg. 798e; λόγος γ. τινι D. 3.23; ὀνόματα γ. familiar, Arist. Po. 1451b20, Top. 149a18 (Sup.); opp. ἄγνωστον, ibid.; γ. ἡμῖν, opp. ἁπλῶς, Id. EN 1095b3: more freq. in Comp. -ώτερον, ἁπλῶς, opp. γ. ἡμῖν, Id. APo. 72a3, al.; -ώτερα τεκμήρια Iamb. Myst. 5.13.
      • 2 of persons, γνωριμώτερον ποιεῖν τινά τινι X. Cyr. 5.5.28.
      • 3 Subst., acquaintance, ἑταῖρος ἢ καὶ γ. ἄλλος Od. 16.9; less than φίλος, D. 18.284; τοῖς οἰκείοις καὶ τοῖς γ. Pl. R. 343e, cf. X. Mem. 2.3.1, D. 21.73, etc.
        • b pupil, Ἰσοκράτους καὶ τῶν ἐκείνου γ. D.H. Comp. 19, cf. Philostr. VS 1.24.2, al., Plu. Virt.mor. 2.448e, IG 3.774.
        • c kinsman, LXX Ru. 3.2.
    • II notable, distinguished, οἱ γνώριμοι the notables or wealthy class, X. HG 2.2.6; opp. δῆμος, Arist. Pol. 1291b18, Plu. Nic. 2, etc.: Sup. οἱ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι -ώτατοι D. 19.259; less freq. of things, remarkable, Luc. Herm. 21.
    • III Adv. -μως intelligibly, γ. αἰνίξομαι E. El. 946; γ. μοι πάνυ φράσεις Antiph. 52.6; ἁπλῶς καὶ πᾶσι γ. γεγράφθαι D. 24.68; γ. μᾶλλον λέγειν, opp. οὐ σαφῶς, Arist. GA 747a27.
      • 2 familiarly, γ. ἔχειν τινί to be on friendly terms with one, D. 53.4.—Rare in poetry.

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