(v. a.P. a.adv.P. a.) : scĭo, īvi, ītum, 4 (old
* Imperf. scibam, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 34; 2, 4, 89; id. Ps. 1, 5, 84; 1, 5, 86; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 68; id. Phorm. 4, 1, 16: scibas,Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 24; id. Ps. 1, 5, 85: scibat,id. Am. prol. 22; Lucr. 5, 934: scibatis,Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 47: scibant,Lucr. 5, 949; 5, 953; Cat. 68, 85.—Fut. scibo, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 13; id. Most. 4, 3, 5; id. Men. 2, 3, 35; 5, 2, 57; id. Ps. 1, 2, 41; 1, 5, 65; id. Truc. 2, 6, 69; Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 58; id. Ad. 3, 3, 7; 5, 2, 5; id. Hec. 2, 2, 4: scibis,Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 22; id. Ep. 2, 2, 101; 5, 1, 49; id. Mil. 4, 8, 55; id. Ps. 4, 4, 2; id. Poen. 5, 4, 57; id. Pers. 2, 2, 37; id. Rud. 2, 3, 35; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 35; id. Heaut. 5, 2, 43: scibit,Cato, R. R. 5, 5; Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 69; 1, 2, 51; id. Mil. 3, 2, 46; Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 38: scibimus,Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 57: scibunt,id. Poen. 2, 16.— Perf. sciit, Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 17.—Pass. scibitur, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 5: scin' for scisne,id. Am. 1, 1, 200; 2, 2, 39; 5, 1, 30; id. As. 3, 3, 113; id. Aul. 1, 1, 8 et saep.; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 47; 3, 1, 47; 4, 6, 6; 4, 7, 30 et saep.—Perf. sync. scisti, Ov. A. A. 1, 131; id. F. 4, 527: scirint,Tac. Dial. 33; so, regularly, inf. scisse, e. g. Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 58; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 17), v. a. root sci-; Gr. κείω (for σκείω), κεάζω, to split, divide; cf.: scisco, plebiscitum, etc., prop. to distinguish, discern.
* Lit.
* In gen., to know, in the widest signif. of the word; to understand; perceive; to have knowledge of or skill in any thing, etc.: plurimā mutatione figuramus, Scio, Non ignoro, et Non me fugit, et Non me praeterit, et Quis nescit? et Nemini dubium est. Sed etiam ex proximo mutuari licet. Nam et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,Quint. 10, 1, 13 (freq. in all styles and periods; cf. nosco).
* Transf., publicists' t. t. for the usual scisco (v. h. v. II.), of the people, to ordain, decree, appoint any thing after knowledge obtained regarding it: ut tribunus plebis rogationem ferret sciretque plebs, uti, etc.,Liv. 26, 33, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.: a scire for asciscere,Tac. Agr. 19; id. H. 4, 80.—Hence, scĭens, entis, P. a., knowing, i. e.
* In partic., of a woman, to know carnally a man (cf. of a man, cognosco), Treb. xxx. Tyr. 30.—*
* With a rel.-clause: isti jam sciunt, negotii quid sit,Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 13: ut sciamus, quid dicamus mox pro testimonio,id. ib. 3, 2, 19: scin' quam iracundus siem?id. Bacch. 4, 2, 12: cuivis facile scitu est, quam fuerim miser,Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 15: cum sciatis, quo quaeque res inclinet,Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46: Sestium quanti faciam, ipse optime scio,id. Fam. 13, 8, 1: ex tribus istis modis rerum publicarum velim scire quod optimum judices,id. ib. 1, 30, 46: ut eum (hostem) non modo esse, sed etiam, quis et unde sit, scire possimus,id. ib. 2, 3, 6: coqua est haec quidem: Scit muriatica ut maceret,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 39; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 18; Cic. Mur. 9, 22; Hor. C. 3, 4, 42 al.: scire velis, mea cur opuscula lector Laudet,id. Ep. 1, 19, 35; 2, 2, 187: quī scis, an, quae jubeam, sine vi faciat?Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 20; Hor. C. 4, 7, 17; id. A. P. 462; cf. the phrase haud scio an, under an.—Pass.: hinc sciri potuit, Quo studio vitam suam te absente exegerit,Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 38: scito ... nec, quando futura sint comitia, sciri, Cic. Att. 1, 11, 2.—With indic. in the rel.-clause (ante-class.): Ba. Scio, quid ago. Pi. Et pol ego scio, quid metuo, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 45; cf.: scitin' quid ego vos rogo?id. Men. 5, 9, 92: scis tu, ut confringi vas cito Samium solet,id. Bacch. 2, 2, 24: jam ego ex hoc, ut factum est, scibo,id. Men. 5, 2, 57; instead of which, with subj.: ex me primo prima scires, rem ut gessissem publicam,id. Am. 1, 3, 26: ex hoc scibo quid siet,Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 59; id. Hec. 4, 2, 4.
* Ellipt.: scin' quomodo? do you know how (I shall serve you)? a threatening phrase in Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 200; id. Aul. 5, 21; id. Rud. 3, 5, 18.
* Pregn., knowingly, wittingly, purposely, intentionally, etc. (freq. and class.): tu verbis conceptis conjuravisti sciens sciente animo tuo, Scip. Afric. minor ap. Gell. 7, 11, 9: ubi verbis conceptis sciens libenter perjuraris,Plaut. As. 3, 2, 16: amore ardeo et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27; so (with prudens) Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin.: equidem plus hodie boni Feci imprudens, quam sciens ante hunc diem umquam,Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 40; so (opp. imprudens) id. Phorm. 4, 3, 55; Cic. Planc. 16, 41; (opp. insciens) id. Balb. 5, 13: habebit igitur te sciente et vidente curia senatorem, etc.,id. Clu. 46, 129: an ille me tentat sciens?Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 29; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 40; id. Ps. 1, 1, 90; id. Poen. prol. 112; Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 13; id. Heaut. 5, 5, 6 al.: heia vero, inquit, geram morem vobis et me oblinam sciens,Cic. Rep. 3, 5, 8 et saep.—So the formula: si sciens fallo; v. fallo.
* Knowing, understanding, acquainted with, skilled, versed, or expert in any thing (class.).
* Absol.: id ego jam nunc tibi renuntio, ut sis sciens,Ter. And. 3, 2, 28: quod me non scientem feceris,Plaut. As. 1, 1, 34; Ter Heaut. 4, 8, 32: vites pampinari: sed a sciente,Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 1: quis igitur hoc homine scientior umquam fuit?Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28: scientior venefica,Hor. Epod. 5, 72: quae (navis) scientissimo gubernatore utitur,Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 58.—Sup.: sit oportet idem scientissimus, Col. 11, 1.
* With gen.: dominum scientem esse oportet earum rerum, quae, etc.,Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 1: locorum,Sall. J. 97, 3: pugnae,Hor. C. 1, 15, 24: citharae,id. ib. 3, 9, 10: Latinae linguae,Tac. A. 2, 13: juris,id. ib. 3, 70; 6, 26 et saep.—Sup.: M. Scaurus, vir regendae rei publicae scientissimus,Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 214; Vulg. 2 Par. 2, 13.—*
* Poet., with inf.: quamvis non alius flectere equum sciens,Hor. C. 3, 7, 25.—Adv.: scĭenter (acc. to B.), knowingly, understandingly, wisely, skilfully, expertly, etc.: scienter et perite et ornate dicere,Cic. de Or. 2, 2, 5: uti (with modice),id. ib. 1, 29, 132; id. Off. 2, 5, 18: sese distribuunt in duas partes,Caes. B. C. 1, 55.—Comp.: neminem in eo genere scientius versatum Isocrate,Cic. Or. 52, 175; Caes. B. G. 7, 22.—Sup.: coepit rationem hujus operis (sphaerae) scientissime Gallus exponere,Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 22; id. Div. 1, 41, 92.