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Strong's #2648 - καταμανθάνω
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- to learn thoroughly, examine carefully
- to consider well
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καταμανθάνω,
pf. -μεμάθηκα Hp. Art. 8, X. Cyr. 1.1.1: —
1. observe well, examine closely, τὴν στρατιήν Hdt. 7.146; τὸν Οἰνέα Timocl. 6.16, cf. 10; τὸ τραῦμα Plu. Dio 34; look to, inspect, τὸν ἐλαιῶνα PFay. 114.11 (100 A.D.); κ. ἤν που.. X. Oec. 12.3.
2. learn, acquire knowledge of, Pl. Tht. 198d, etc.; ὑπακούειν how to obey, v.l. in X. Oec. 13.7.
3. perceive with the senses, observe, Arist. Pr. 960a7: more commonly with the mind, understand, perceive, observe, οὐκ ὀρθῶς κ. Pl. Prm. 128a; εἰ ἄρα μου καταμανθάνετε ὃ λέγω Id. Lg. 689c; ἐκ τῶν νόμων κ. τοὺς λόγους εἰ ὀρθῶς.. Antipho 5.14; κ. ὁπόσα θνητῇ φύσει δυνατά Pl. Epin. 986c; κ. ὅτι.. Hp.l.c.; ῥᾴδιον τοῦτο κ., ὅτι.. Arist. Pol. 1285a1: pf., to be aware, Λυκοῦργον -μεμάθηκας ὅτι.. X. Mem. 4.4.15: c. acc. et part., κ. πολλοὺς ἔχοντάς τι Id. Cyr. 1.1.1; καταμαθόντες μιν ἀγοράζοντα Hdt. 4.164; κ. τινὰ θύοντα X. Mem. 1.4.2; καταμαθὼν δὲ.. καταστασιαζόμενος that a party was being formed against him, Id. HG 1.6.4: καταμαθεῖν τοῦ Κύρου δοκοῦμεν, ὡς.. Id. Cyr. 8.1.40.
4. consider, τι Id. An. 3.1.44; ὅτι.. Id. Cyr. 7.5.80, etc.
καταμανθάνω: 2 aorist κατέμαθον; met with from Herodotus down; especially frequent in Xenophon, and Plato; "to learn thoroughly (see κατά, III. 1), examine carefully; to consider well": τί followed by πῶς, Matthew 6:28. (Genesis 24:21; Job 35:5, etc.; παρθένον, Sir. 9:5; κάλλος ἀλλότριον, ibid. 8.)
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κατα -μανθάνω ,
[in LXX: Genesis 34:1 (H7200), Job 35:4 (5) (H7789), Sirach 9:5; Sirach 9:8, al.;]
to learn thoroughly, observe well, consider carefully (on distinction bet. κ . and μανθάνω , cf. M, Pr., 117): Matthew 6:28.†
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With this verb, as in Matthew 6:28 (Sirach 9:5) cf. P Oxy VIII. 1153.25 (i/A.D.) ὃ δώσεις τῷ Νικάνορι [κατα ]μαθεῖν, ";give it (viz. a pattern of a dress) to Nicanor to look at"; (Ed.), P Fay 114.11 (A.D. 100) ἐπὶ ἐρώτησέ με Ἑρμοναξ. . . καταμαθῖν τὸν ἐλαιῶνα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πυκνός ἐστιν, ";for Hermonax has asked me to look to his olive-yard, as it is overgrown"; (Edd.), BGU IV. 1041.5 (ii/A.D.) κατέμαθον αὐτὰ εἰς ἀπόδοσιν, P Tebt II. 449 (ii/iii A.D.) κατέμαθον τὰ δύο λ ̣[ί ]να τὰ ἰσχνά. See also Proleg. p. 117 f.
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