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γιγνώσκω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃-, the reduplicated present stem of *ǵneh₃-, with -σκω (-skō).[1]

    Cognates include English know, Latin gnōscō, Albanian njoh, Old Armenian ճան- (čan-, to know), Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti, to know), and Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎿𐏃𐎡𐎹 (x-š-n-s-h-i-y /⁠xšnāsāhiy⁠/, you shall know).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

    1. to be aware of; to perceive, observe, know, learn
      1. to know, understand
      2. to distinguish, discern
      3. (with genitive) to be aware of
      4. (followed by relative clauses) to perceive
    2. (in prose) to observe, form a judgment, judge, determine, think
      1. (passive voice, of persons) to be judged guilty
      2. (perfect passive with active sense)
    3. to know carnally, have sex with

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γιγνώσκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273

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