LSJ
not to perceive or recognize; Hom., almost always in aor., ἄνδρʼ ἀγνοιήσασʼ ὑλάει Od. 20.15, cf. Th. l.c., Pl. Phdr. 228a; mostly with neg., οὐκ ἠγνοίησεν he perceived or knew well, Il. 2.807, etc.; μηδὲν ἀγνόει E. Andr. 899.—Mostly c. acc., to be ignorant of, Hdt. 4.156, S. Tr. 78; πάντα Pl. Smp. 216d; ἑαυτοὺς ἀ. forget their former selves, D. 10.74; τὴν πόλιν ἀ. not to discern the temper of the city, Id. 19.231; τὸν ξένον Philostr. VA 2.26; fail to understand, τὸ ῥῆμα Ev.Marc. 9.32; περί τινος Pl. Phdr. 277d: c. gen. pers. and rel. clause, ἀγνοοῦντες ἀλλήλων ὅ τι λέγομεν Id. Grg. 517c: dependent clauses in part., τίς . . ἀ. τὸν ἐκεῖθεν πόλεμον δεῦρο ἥξοντα; D. 1.15: with Conj., οὐδεὶς ἀ. ὅτι . . Id. 21.156, etc.; ἀγνοῶν εἰ . . X. An. 6.5.12:— Pass., not to be known, recognized, Pl. Euthphr. 4a, Hp.Ma. 294d, etc.; ἀγνοούμενα ὅπῃ . . ἀγαθά ἐστι Id. R. 506a; ἠγνοῆσθαι ξύμπασιν ὅτι . . Id. Lg. 797a; ὑπελάμβανον ἀγνοήσεσθαι D. 18.249; καιρὸν οὐ παρεθέντα οὐδʼ ἀγνοηθέντα ib. 303, cf. Isoc. 15.171; τὰ ἠγνοημένα unknown parts, Arr. An. 7.1.4.
II
equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως Arist. Pol. 1283b40; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen. Tact. 22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς D. 10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας D.H. 10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι Plb. 23.2.7.
2
administer, govern, ἅπαντα Ar. Lys. 573; τὰ καθʼ αὑτοὺς πολιτεύεσθαι D. 10.74; ἃ καὶ πεποίηκα καὶ πεπολίτευμαι Id. 18.4; οὐ τὰ βέλτιστα π. ib. 207; π. πόλεμον ἐκ πολέμου make perpetual war the principle of government, Aeschin. 2.177: abs., conduct the government, Ar. Eq. 1365; κατὰ συμμορίας D. 2.29; διὰ τοὺς ἀδίκως -ομένους ἐν τῇ ὀλιγαρχίᾳ δημοκρατία γίγνεται Lys. 25.27; τοῖς ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πεπολιτευμένοις D. 2.4; οἱ πολιτευόμενοι the ministers, Id. 3.30, 24.157.
2
befitting a citizen, civic, civil, ἰσονομία Th. 3.82; σχῆμα π. τοῦ λόγου Id. 8.89; ἀγῶνες X. Mem. 2.6.26; π. ἀρετή Id. Lac. 10.7; ἡ -ωτάτη ἔρις ib. 4.5; τὰ πολιτικά civil affairs, opp. τὰ πολεμικά, Id. Eq. 2.1, cf. Hier. 9.5; πολιτικωτέρα ἐγένετο ἡ ὀλιγαρχία more constitutional, Arist. Pol. 1305b10; π. ἀρχή, opp. δεσποτική, ib. 1254b4; observant of social order, Plb. 34.14.2. Adv. -κῶς, ἔχειν act like a citizen, in a constitutional manner, Isoc. 4.79; οὐδὲ κοινῶς οὐδὲ π. ἐβίωσαν ib. 151; οὐκ ἴσως οὐδὲ π. D. 10.74; οὕτω . . ἀρχαίως εἶχον, μᾶλλον δὲ π. the Greek states were so much like members of one state, Id. 9.48; π. ἄρχειν, opp. βασιλικῶς, Arist. Pol. 1259b1; opp. δεσποτικῶς, ib. 1324a37; of animals, πολιτικώτερον χρῶνται τοῖς ἀπογόνοις more socially, Id. HA 589a2: hence,
chief rank, first place, τὸ π. ἔχειν D. 10.74, cf. 18.321, D.S. 1.2, etc.: mostly pl., first prize or place, Pl. Phlb. 22e, 33c, D. 18.66, Longin. 34.1; τὰ π. τῆς ἀγωγῆς Phld. Sto. 339.11; τὰ π. φέρεσθαι D.H. Comp. 24; τῶν π. ὀρέγεσθαι D.S. 17.54; τινὶ τὰ π. τῆς ἡγεμονίας παρασχέσθαι Agath. 3.2.
2
low estate, abasement, Th. 7.75; εἰς τοσαύτην τ. καταστῆσαι Isoc. 4.118, cf. D. 10.74, Men. 531.12, LXX Si. 13.20, Phld. D. 1.11.