historia
[Ionian, from histor, "one who knows." Apparently, Homer uses the word histor twice: once to refer to an arbiter in a lawsuit, Iliad XVIII; once to refer to the umpire in a race, Iliad XXIII--so it seems to connote "judgment," "rational interpretation of evidence," as well as mere "knowledge."]
1. inquiry, "historiêisi eidenai ti para tinos" Herodotus.2.118 ; title of work by Theophrastus; systematic or scientific observation, Epicurus.Ep.1p.29U.: abs., of science generally, olbios hostis tês hi. esche mathêsin E.Fr.910 (anap.); of geometry, Pythag. ap. lamb.VP18.89: in empirical medicine, body of recorded cases, Gal.1.144; mythology, Hêsiodon pasês êranon historiês Hermesian.7.22 .
2. knowledge so obtained, information, Herodotus.1 Praef., Hp.VM20; opsis emê kai gnômê kai hi. Herodotus.2.99 ; pros historian tôn koinôn= for the knowledge of . . , D.18.144; hê tês psuchês hi. Arist.de An.402a4 .
3. written account of one's inquiries, narrative, history, prob.
in this sense in Herodotus.7.96; hai tôn peri tas praxeis graphontôn hi.
Arist.Rh.1360a37 , Po.1451b3, Plb.1.57.5, al.; ek tôn historiôn kai ek
tôn allôn marturiôn OGI13.12 (iii B.C.); hai Maiandriou hi. Inscr.Prien.37.105
; koinê hi. general history, D.H.1.2; hi. Hellênikê, Rhômaïkê,
Plu.2.119d; restricted by some to contemporary history, Lat. rerum
cognitio praesentium, Verr.Flacc. ap. Gell.5.18: generally, story, account,
Call.Aet.3.1.7.
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