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κάτοιδα

κάτοιδα, to know well, understand

κάτ-οιδα, -οισθα, inf. κατειδέναι, part. κατειδώς (Locr. καταειδώς Schwyzer 366 A 6 (Tolophon, iii B.C.)), pf. (in pres. sense), plpf. κατῄδη (in impf. sense):—
  • know well, understand, c. acc. rei, ἄστρων ὁμήγυριν A. Ag. 4; οὐδὲν κάτοισθα τῶν σαυτοῦ πέρι S. Ph. 553; θεσφάτων βάξιν κατῄδη Id. Tr. 87; φύλλον νώδυνον Id. Ph. 44; κατειδὼς τὴν γυναικείαν φύσιν, ὡς . . ἥδεται Eub. 43; μηδὲν κατειδώς, ἀλλὰ προσποιούμενος Men. 628; ἵνʼ εὖ κατειδῇς S. Ichn. 164.
      • 2 c. acc. pers., know by sight, recognize, τὸν βοτῆρα Id. OT 1048, cf. Tr. 418, E. Or. 1183, 1521.
      • 3 abs., esp. in part., οὐ κατειδώς unwittingly, Id. Med. 992 (lyr.), Supp. 1033.
      • 4 c. part., know well that . ., κάτισθι μὴ πολλοὺς ἔτι τρόχους . . τελῶν S. Ant. 1064.
      • 5 folld. by an interrog., οὐ κάτοιδʼ ὅπως λέγεις I understand not how . ., Id. Aj. 270; οὐ κ. ὅτῳ τρόπῳ . . E. Hipp. 1245.
      • 6 c. inf., know how to, ἦ κάτοισθα δηλῶσαι λόγῳ; S. OT 1041.

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