ἐπιγιγνώσκω

A. look upon, witness, observe, ἵνα πάντες ἐπιγνώωσι . . μαρναμένους Od. 18.30; τινὰ ὀργιζόμενον X. Cyr. 8.1.33, cf. S. Aj. 18: rarely c. gen., Pi. P. 4.279.

II. . recognize, αἴ κέ μ’ ἐπιγνώῃ Od. 24.217; ὅπως μήτηρ σε μὴ ’πιγνώσεται φαιδρῷ προσώπῳ by thy glad face, S. El. 1296, cf. Pl. Tht. 192e (v.l.).

2. . of things, find out, discover, ἔργον A. Ag. 1598, cf. Th. 1.132, etc.; τὰ γεγονότα Plb. 2.11.3; ἐπιγνοίης ἂν αὐτὴν [τὴν σοφίαν] . . οἰκείαν γενομένην; would you recognize when it became your own?, Pl. Euthd. 301e; ἐπιγνοὺς ἄνδρα δίκαιον IG 9(2).313(Tricca); ἐ.ὅτι . . Arist. HA 631b11; τὸν πόλεμον ἐ. τίνα φύσιν ἔχει Plb. 1.65.6, cf. POxy. 930.14 (ii/iii A.D.); ἐ. εἰ . . LXX Ge. 37.32, PFay. 112.14 (i A.D.):—Pass., Phylarch. 10 J.

b. . find out too late, ἐπιγνώσῃ τί σπάνις ἐστὶ φίλων AP 12.186 (Strat.).

3. . learn to know, θεόν S. Ant. 960 (lyr.).

4. . take notice of, LXX Ru. 2.10.

b. . show favour to, πρόσωπον ib.De. 16.19.

III. . come to a judgement, decide, τι περί τινος Th. 3.57; τὰ πρόσφορα τοῖς οἰχομένοις Id. 2.65; ἐπιγνῶναι μηδέν come to no new resolve, Id. 1.70; ἐ. τι εἶναί τινος adjudicate it as his property, D.H. 11.52.

IV. . recognize, acknowledge, approve, 1 Ep.Cor. 16.18; ἐ.σε τῆς ἐπιμελείας Chio Ep. 6.

2. . recognize an obligation, undertake to discharge or deliver, PLips. 22.14 (iv A.D.), etc.