Liddell-Scott-Jones

στοχάζομαι (stochazomai) to take thought ^G:V

στοχάζομαι-άζομαι,

[Refs]: imperfect ἐστοχάζομαιαζόμην [Refs]: future -άσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐστοχάζομαιασάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐστόχασμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect, as also aorist ἐστοχάζομαιάσθην, in passive sense, perfect in 10.885, 11.35, aorist in 13.713,[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐστοχάζομαιάσθην in active sense, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: (στόχος):—aim or shoot at, with genitive, [σκοποῦ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄλλου στοχάζομαιαζόμενος ἔτυχε τούτου aiming at another man hit the deceased, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 metaphorically, aim at, endeavour after, μέτρου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ γινομένου [Refs]; σ. τῶν μάλιστα φίλων κριτῶν aim at having them as judges, [LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II endeavour to make out, guess at a thing, with genitive, τῆς τότε διανοίας τοῦ τιθέντος αὐτὰ ἐστοχάζομαιάσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τοῦ συμβουλευομένου guessing at the mind of their consultant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, make guesses, feel one's way, εὖ γε στοχάζομαιάζει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στοχάζομαιαζομένη τὰ συμφέροντα ἐκπληροῦν by guessing, [στοχάζομαιασαμένη 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 464c, compare “Phlb.” 56a ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; calculate, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; infer, ἔκ τινος [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, στοχάζομαιαζόμεθα τὸν Δημήτριον μὴ κατειληφέναι Ζηνόδωρον ἐν πόλει [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: with accusative, survey, explore, ὁδόν [LXX]; αἰῶνα[LXX]; guess at. τοὺς πλησίον[LXX]; τοιοῦτον τὸν κόσμιον στοχάζομαιάζου expect the κόσμιος to be like that, [Refs]
__II.2 have regard to, with genitive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III ={φείδομαι}, condemned by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Deut.19.3}