A.inquiry, “ἱστορίῃσι εἰδέναι τι παρά τινος” Hdt.2.118, cf. 119; “ἡ περὶ φύσεως ἱ.” Pl.Phd.96a; “αἱ περὶ τῶν ζῴων ἱ.” Arist.Resp.477a7,al.; “ἡ ἱ. ἡ περὶ τὰ ζῷα” Id.PA674b16; ἡ ζωικὴ ἱ. ib.668b30; περὶ φυτῶν ἱ., title of work by Theophrastus; systematic or scientific observation, Epicur.Ep.1p.29U.: abs., of science generally, “ὄλβιος ὅστις τῆς ἱ. ἔσχε μάθησιν” E.Fr.910 (anap.); of geometry, Pythag. ap. lamb.VP18.89: in empirical medicine, body of recorded cases, Gal.1.144; mythology, “Ἡσίοδον πάσης ἤρανον ἱστορίης” Hermesian.7.22.
2. knowledge so obtained, information, Hdt.1 Praef., Hp.VM20; “ὄψις ἐμὴ καὶ γνώμη καὶ ἱ.” Hdt.2.99; πρὸς ἱστορίαν τῶν κοινῶν for the knowledge of . . , D.18.144; “ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς ἱ.” Arist.de An.402a4.
II. written account of one's inquiries, narrative, history, prob. in this sense in Hdt.7.96; “αἱ τῶν περὶ τὰς πράξεις γραφόντων ἱ.” Arist.Rh.1360a37, Po.1451b3, Plb.1.57.5, al.; “ἐκ τῶν ἱστοριῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων μαρτυριῶν” OGI13.12 (iii B.C.); “αἱ Μαιανδρίου ἱ.” Inscr.Prien.37.105; κοινὴ ἱ. general history, D.H.1.2; ἱ. Ἑλληνική, Ῥωμαϊκή, 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.
