διαγιγνώσκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• διαγῑνώσκω (diagīnṓskō) — Ionic, Koine

Etymology

From δια- (dia-) +‎ γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.ɡi.ɡnɔ̌ːs.kɔː/ → /ði.a.ʝiˈɣnos.ko/ → /ði.a.ʝiˈɣnos.ko/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.ɡi.ɡnɔ̌ːs.kɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.a.ɡiˈɡnos.ko/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.ʝiˈɣnos.ko/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.ʝiˈɣnos.ko/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.a.ʝiˈɣnos.ko/

Verb

διαγιγνώσκω • (diagignṓskō)

1. to distinguish, discern
2. to resolve, vote to do something
3. (law) to decide (a suit), give judgment

Conjugation

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκω	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεις	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκει	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκετον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκετον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκομεν	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκετε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκω	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκῃς	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκῃ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκητον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκητον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκωμεν	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκητε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιμῐ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοις	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοι	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιτον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκοίτην	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιμεν	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιτε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰγῐ́γνωσκε	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκέτω	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκετον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκέτων		δῐᾰγῐγνώσκετε	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκομαι	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκῃ, δῐᾰγῐγνώσκει	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεται	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκονται
	subjunctive	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκωμαι	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκῃ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκηται	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκησθον	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκησθον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκησθε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκωνται
	optative	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκοίμην	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιο	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιτο	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοισθον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκοίσθην	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοισθε	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκοιντο
	imperative		δῐᾰγῐγνώσκου	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκέσθω	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθον	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκέσθων		δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθε	δῐᾰγῐγνωσκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δῐᾰγῐγνώσκειν				δῐᾰγῐγνώσκεσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκων				δῐᾰγῐγνωσκόμενος
	f	δῐᾰγῐγνώσκουσᾰ				δῐᾰγῐγνωσκομένη
	n	δῐᾰγῐγνῶσκον				δῐᾰγῐγνωσκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: δῐᾰγῐγνώσκω, δῐᾰγῐγνώσκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐεγῐ́γνωσκον	δῐεγῐ́γνωσκες	δῐεγῐ́γνωσκε(ν)	δῐεγῐγνώσκετον	δῐεγῐγνωσκέτην	δῐεγῐγνώσκομεν	δῐεγῐγνώσκετε	δῐεγῐ́γνωσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐεγῐγνωσκόμην	δῐεγῐγνώσκου	δῐεγῐγνώσκετο	δῐεγῐγνώσκεσθον	δῐεγῐγνωσκέσθην	δῐεγῐγνωσκόμεθᾰ	δῐεγῐγνώσκεσθε	δῐεγῐγνώσκοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: δῐεγῐ́γνωσκον, δῐεγῐγνωσκόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐᾰγνώσομαι	δῐᾰγνώσῃ, δῐᾰγνώσει	δῐᾰγνώσεται	δῐᾰγνώσεσθον	δῐᾰγνώσεσθον	δῐᾰγνωσόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγνώσεσθε	δῐᾰγνώσονται
	optative	δῐᾰγνωσοίμην	δῐᾰγνώσοιο	δῐᾰγνώσοιτο	δῐᾰγνώσοισθον	δῐᾰγνωσοίσθην	δῐᾰγνωσοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγνώσοισθε	δῐᾰγνώσοιντο
passive	indicative	δῐᾰγνωσθήσομαι	δῐᾰγνωσθήσῃ	δῐᾰγνωσθήσεται	δῐᾰγνωσθήσεσθον	δῐᾰγνωσθήσεσθον	δῐᾰγνωσθησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγνωσθήσεσθε	δῐᾰγνωσθήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰγνωσθησοίμην	δῐᾰγνωσθήσοιο	δῐᾰγνωσθήσοιτο	δῐᾰγνωσθήσοισθον	δῐᾰγνωσθησοίσθην	δῐᾰγνωσθησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰγνωσθήσοισθε	δῐᾰγνωσθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					δῐᾰγνώσεσθαι		δῐᾰγνωσθήσεσθαι
participle	m				δῐᾰγνωσόμενος		δῐᾰγνωσθησόμενος
	f				δῐᾰγνωσομένη		δῐᾰγνωσθησομένη
	n				δῐᾰγνωσόμενον		δῐᾰγνωσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰγνώσομαι, δῐᾰγνωσθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέγνων	δῐέγνως	δῐέγνω	δῐέγνωτον	δῐεγνώτην	δῐέγνωμεν	δῐέγνωτε	δῐέγνωσᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰγνῶ	δῐᾰγνῷς	δῐᾰγνῷ	δῐᾰγνῶτον	δῐᾰγνῶτον	δῐᾰγνῶμεν	δῐᾰγνῶτε	δῐᾰγνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰγνοίην	δῐᾰγνοίης	δῐᾰγνοίη	δῐᾰγνοῖτον, δῐᾰγνοίητον	δῐᾰγνοίτην, δῐᾰγνοιήτην	δῐᾰγνοῖμεν, δῐᾰγνοίημεν	δῐᾰγνοῖτε, δῐᾰγνοίητε	δῐᾰγνοῖεν, δῐᾰγνοίησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́γνωθῐ	δῐᾰγνώτω	δῐᾰ́γνωτον	δῐᾰγνώτων		δῐᾰ́γνωτε	δῐᾰγνόντων
		active
infinitive		δῐᾰγνῶναι
participle	m	δῐᾰγνούς
	f	δῐᾰγνοῦσᾰ
	n	δῐᾰγνόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐέγνων

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέγνωκᾰ	δῐέγνωκᾰς	δῐέγνωκε(ν)	δῐεγνώκᾰτον	δῐεγνώκᾰτον	δῐεγνώκᾰμεν	δῐεγνώκᾰτε	δῐεγνώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐεγνώκω	δῐεγνώκῃς	δῐεγνώκῃ	δῐεγνώκητον	δῐεγνώκητον	δῐεγνώκωμεν	δῐεγνώκητε	δῐεγνώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐεγνώκοιμῐ, δῐεγνωκοίην	δῐεγνώκοις, δῐεγνωκοίης	δῐεγνώκοι, δῐεγνωκοίη	δῐεγνώκοιτον	δῐεγνωκοίτην	δῐεγνώκοιμεν	δῐεγνώκοιτε	δῐεγνώκοιεν
	imperative		δῐέγνωκε	δῐεγνωκέτω	δῐεγνώκετον	δῐεγνωκέτων		δῐεγνώκετε	δῐεγνωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐέγνωσμαι	δῐέγνωσαι	δῐέγνωσται	δῐέγνωσθον	δῐέγνωσθον	δῐεγνώσμεθᾰ	δῐέγνωσθε	δῐεγνώσᾰται
	subjunctive	δῐεγνωσμένος ὦ	δῐεγνωσμένος ᾖς	δῐεγνωσμένος ᾖ	δῐεγνωσμένω ἦτον	δῐεγνωσμένω ἦτον	δῐεγνωσμένοι ὦμεν	δῐεγνωσμένοι ἦτε	δῐεγνωσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐεγνωσμένος εἴην	δῐεγνωσμένος εἴης	δῐεγνωσμένος εἴη	δῐεγνωσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	δῐεγνωσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	δῐεγνωσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	δῐεγνωσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	δῐεγνωσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		δῐέγνωσο	δῐεγνώσθω	δῐέγνωσθον	δῐεγνώσθων		δῐέγνωσθε	δῐεγνώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δῐεγνωκέναι				δῐεγνῶσθαι
participle	m	δῐεγνωκώς				δῐεγνωσμένος
	f	δῐεγνωκυῖᾰ				δῐεγνωσμένη
	n	δῐεγνωκός				δῐεγνωσμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δῐέγνωκᾰ, δῐέγνωσμαι

Derived terms

• διάγνωσις (diágnōsis)

Further reading

• “διαγιγνώσκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διαγιγνώσκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διαγιγνώσκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διαγιγνώσκω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “διαγιγνώσκω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “διαγιγνώσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adjudge idem, page 12.
  • adjudicate idem, page 12.
  • conclude idem, page 155.
  • decide idem, page 200.
  • determine idem, page 219.
  • discern idem, page 229.
  • discriminate idem, page 231.
  • distinguish idem, page 241.
  • judge idem, page 465.
  • pronounce idem, page 653.
  • settle idem, page 758.
  • sift idem, page 774.