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αἰσθάνομαι

αἰσθάνομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • αἴσθομαι (aísthomai)

Verb

αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai)

  1. (transitive) I perceive, apprehend, notice [+genitive or accusative = something], [+nominative participle = oneself doing, that one is doing], [+genitive and genitive participle = that someone or something is doing, does], with ὅτι (hóti) or ὡς (hōs) and a verb: that ...
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, 2 51.4
      δεινότατον δὲ παντὸς ἦν τοῦ κακοῦ ἥ τε ἀθυμία ὁπότε τις αἴσθοιτο κάμνων
      The most horrible misery of all was the despair when someone felt themselves getting sick
    • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, For Mantitheus 20
      ἤδη δέ τινων ᾐσθόμην, ὦ βουλή, καὶ διὰ ταῦτα ἀχθομένων μοι, ὅτι νεώτερος ὢν ἐπεχείρησα λέγειν ἐν τῷ δήμῳ.
      I have by now observed, council, that some people are annoyed at me that I am too young to attempt speaking in public.
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Theag. 122.c
      αἰσθώμεθα γελοῖοι ὄντες
      we may see that we are ridiculous
  2. (transitive, intransitive) I understand
  3. (transitive) I learn

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