καταμανθάνω: 2 aorist κατέμαθον; met with from Herodotus down; especially frequent in Xenophon, and Plato; "to learn thoroughly (see κατά, III. 1), examine carefully; to consider well": τί followed by πῶς, Mat_6:28. (Gen_24:21; Job_35:5, etc.; παρθένον, Sir_9:5; κάλλος ἀλλότριον, ibid. 8.)

καταμανθάνω katamanthanō 1x to learn or observe thoroughly; to consider accurately and diligently, contemplate, Mat_6:28

κατα -μανθάνω , [in LXX : Gen_34:1 ( H7200 ), Job_35:4 (5) ( H7789 ), Sir_9:5 ; Sir_9:8 , al. ;] to learn thoroughly, observe well, consider carefully (on distinction bet. κ . and μανθάνω , cf. M , Pr., 117): Mat_6:28 .†

καταμανθάνω [page 329] With this verb, as in Mat_6:28 ( Sir_9:5 ) cf. P Oxy VIII. 1153 .25 (i/A.D.) ὃ δώσεις τῷ Νικάνορι [κατα ]μαθεῖν , give it (viz. a pattern of a dress) to Nicanor to look at (Ed.), P Fay 114 .11 (A.D. 100) ἐπὶ ἐρώτησέ με Ἑρμοναξ . . . καταμαθῖν τὸν ἐλαιῶνα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πυκνός ἐστιν , for Hermonax has asked me to look to his olive-yard, as it is overgrown (Edd.), BGU IV. 1041 .5 (ii/A.D.) κατέμαθον αὐτὰ εἰς ἀπόδοσιν , P Tebt II. 449 (ii/iii A.D.) κατέμαθον τὰ δύο λ̣[ί ]να τὰ ἰσχνά . See also Proleg. p. 117 f.

καταμανθάνω fut. -μα^θήσομαι aor2 κατ-εμάθον "to observe well, examine closely", Hdt. , Xen. "to learn thoroughly", τι Plat. , etc. "to perceive, understand", id=Plat. , etc. "to discover, find", c. part., καταμαθόντες μιν ἀγοράζοντα Hdt. ; κ. τινὰ θύοντα Xen. "to learn thoroughly", and in perf. "to have learnt, to be aware", id=Xen. "to consider", τι id=Xen.

κατα-μανθάνω [in LXX: Gen.34:1 (רָאָה), Job.35:4 (5) (שׁוּר), Sir.9:5, 8, al. ;] to learn thoroughly, observe well, consider carefully (on distinction bet. κ. and μανθάνω, cf. M, Pr., 117): Mat.6:28.† (AS)