ἱστορία

A. inquiry, ἱστορίῃσι εἰδέναι τι παρά τινος Hdt. 2.118, cf. 119; ἡ περὶ φύσεως ἱ. Pl. Phd. 96a; αἱ περὶ τῶν ζῴων ἱ. Arist. Resp. 477a7,al.; ἡ ἱ. ἡ περὶ τὰ ζῷα Id. PA 674b16; ἡ ζωικὴ ἱ. ib.668b30; περὶ φυτῶν ἱ., title of work by Theophrastus; systematic or scientific observation, Epicur. Ep. 1p.29U.: abs., of science generally, ὄλβιος ὅστις τῆς ἱ. ἔσχε μάθησιν E. Fr. 910 (anap.); of geometry, Pythag. ap. lamb.VP 18.89: in empirical medicine, body of recorded cases, Gal. 1.144; mythology, Ἡσίοδον πάσης ἤρανον ἱστορίης Hermesian. 7.22.

2. knowledge so obtained, information, Hdt. 1 Praef., Hp. VM 20; ὄψις ἐμὴ καὶ γνώμη καὶ ἱ. Hdt. 2.99; πρὸς ἱστορίαν τῶν κοινῶν for the knowledge of . ., D. 18.144; ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς ἱ. Arist. de An. 402a4.

II. written account of one's inquiries, narrative, history, prob. in this sense in Hdt. 7.96; αἱ τῶν περὶ τὰς πράξεις γραφόντων ἱ. Arist. Rh. 1360a37, Po. 1451b3, Plb. 1.57.5, al.; ἐκ τῶν ἱστοριῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων μαρτυριῶν OGI 13.12 (iii B.C.); αἱ Μαιανδρίου ἱ. Inscr.Prien. 37.105; κοινὴ ἱ. general history, D.H. 1.2; ἱ. Ἑλληνική, Ῥωμαϊκή, Plu. 2.119d; restricted by some to contemporary history, Lat. rerum cognitio praesentium, Verr.Flacc. ap. Gell. 5.18: generally, story, account, Call. Aet. 3.1.7.