xšnāsa-

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `come to know, perceive' (Il.).

Other forms: Ion. etc. γῑνώσκω (cf. γί̄νομαι beside γίγνομαι), Epidaur. γνώσκω, aor. γνῶναι, perf. ἔγνωκα, fut. γνώσομαι, with analog. - σ- γνωσθῆναι, ἔγνωσμαι, later σ-aor. γνώσασθαι (Man.)

Compounds: Many compounds on which see the dictionaries.

Derivatives: γνῶσις `inquiry, knowledge' (Ion.-Att.), often in comp., e.g. ἀνά-γνωσις `recognizing' to ἀνα-γιγνώσκω `recognize'; γνώμη `thought, judgement' (Thgn.); rare γνῶμα `token, opinion' (Hdt.); usual γνώμων m. (f.) `interpreter, expert etc.' (Ion.-Att.; from there Lat.-Etr. grōma, Lat. norma); - γνωτός `known' (Il.), often with - σ- γνωστός (A.; ἄγνωστος Od.) as in γνωστήρ `surety, witness' (X.), γνώστης `id.' (LXX), etc. - Separate with ρ-suffix γνώριμος `well-known, familiar' (Od.), γνωρίζω `make known, become acquainted with' (Ion.-Att.), γνώρισις, γνώρισμα, γνωρισμός, γνωριστής etc. - With unexplained vocalism ἀγνοέω `not perceive, recognize' (Il.; ἠγνοίησα with `false' - οι-; s. Chantr. Gramm. hom. 1, 99) with ἀγνοίᾱ, ἄγνοιᾰ (Att.), after νοέω and compounds?, ἀνοίᾱ, ἄνοιᾰ etc.; not from *ἄγνο-Ϝος beside ἀγνώς, ἀγνῶτος `unknown' (Od.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [376] *ǵenh₃- `recognize, get to know'

Etymology: γιγνώσκω resembles Lat. ( g)nōscō, OP xšnāsa- in xšnāsāhiy `you shall recognize' (subj.) etc., also Alb. ńoh, but these have full grade *ǵneh₃- whereas Greek probably has zero *ǵn̥h₃-sk-; so γνωτός resembles Lat. nōtus, Skt. jñātá- (and OIr. gnāth `known', Toch. B a-knātse `unknowing'), but the Greek form is rather *ǵn̥h₃tos. Cf. further OCS znajǫ, znati `recognize'. On ἀγνοέω s. above; on γέγωνα s. v. Old ablaut e.g. in Goth. kann, pl. kunnum, ptc. kunÞs `known' (*ǵnh₃-to); (unclear OE. cnāwan `know'); Lith. žénklas `token' (with acute from *ǵenh₃-), pa-žìntas `known', Arm. aor. can-eay `I recognized' (zero grade). - With γνώριμος cf. Lat. gnārus \< *ǵnh₃-ro. - γνῶσις = Lat. nōti-ō = Skt. -jñāti- can be independent formations.

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