στοχαστικός

ή, όν, Adv.
A. skilful in aiming at, able to hit, c. gen., τοῦ ἀρίστου Arist. EN 1141b13; ἀρετὴ τοῦ μέσου ς. ib.1106b15.
b. τὸ ς. τῶν φίλων consideration for the wishes of . ., M.Ant. 1.9.
2. proceeding by guesswork, ἡ ‐κή (sc. τέχνη) Pl. Phlb. 55e; ς. τέχναι Stoic. 3.6, Gal. 14.685; ς. ἐπιστῆμαι, opp. πάγιοι, Phld. Rh. 1.26,59S.; ς. διάγνωσις Gal. 6.365; ζητήματα Syrian. in Hermog. 2.34 R.; sagacious, Pl. Grg. 463a. Adv., πρὸς τὰ ἔνδοξα ‐κῶς ἔχειν Arist. Rh. 1355a17; ‐κῶς τὸ μέτρον λαμβάνεται Gal. 6.360; ‐κῶς ἐξετάσομεν Hermog. Stat. 4.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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