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εὑρίσκω,impf. ηὕρισκονorεὕρ- S. OT 68 , etc.:fut.
A.
εὑρήσω
h.Merc. 302
, Th. 7.67 , etc.:aor. 2
εὗρον
Il. 1.498
, etc., laterηὗρονor εὗρον
E. Med. 553
, etc.;3 pl.
εὕροσαν
LXX De. 31.17
, BGU 1201.16
(i A.D.); imper.εὑρέHdn.Gr. 2.23 ; Ep.
inf.
εὑρέμεναι
Od. 12.393
: lateraor. 1
Close Browse lexicon entries Ev.Luc. 8.35 , Act.Ap. 5.10 , (ἐν-) PGen. 3.19
, Lys. 13.9 , etc.:aor. 2
ηὑρ- orεὑρ- A. Pr. 269 , Th. 1.58 , etc.:aor.1
(testes omnes), Str. 12.34.4 , Iamb. VP 35.255 , AP 9.29 ( Antiphil. ), Epigr. ap. Paus. 6.20.14 , Ep.Hebr. 9.12 , IG 3.900
, E. IA 1105 , Isoc. 9.41 :aor. 1 ηὑρέθηνor εὑρέθην
, etc.:pf. ηὕρημαιorεὕρ- A. Pers. 743 (troch), etc.— Hom. has onlyaor.
Act. and Med. , exc.ἔθ' εὑρίσκω( v.l. ἐφευρίσκω ) Od. 19.158 . (Earlier Att. Inscrr. haveηὑρέθην, ηὕρημαι, as IG 22.1636.32 , al., Epigr.Gr. 35
( Magn. Mae.,ii B.C.): the augm. is seldom found in Papyri, ηὕρισκεν
(iii B. C.); never in those of Men. or Phld. ):—find, εὗρεν δ' εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων
, etc.;εὕρημα εὑ., v. εὕρημα .
2. c.part.,find that. . , εὕρισκε Λακεδαιμονίους . . προέχοντας
, cf. 1.5 :—and in Pass. , ἤν εὑρεθῇς μὴ δίκαιος ὤν
, cf. OT 839 , OC 946 : withpart.omitted,ὅταν τοὺς θεοὺς εὕρω κακούς(sc.ὄντας) Id. Ph. 452 ;εὑρήσει τοσαῦτα ἔτη(sc.ὄντα) Th. 5.26 ;θῆλυς εὕρημαι(sc.ὤν) S. Tr. 1075 ; ἄνους ηὑρέθη
3. c.inf.,εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ εἶναι. .foundthat the thing for him was . . , Hdt. 1.79 :— Med. ,εὑρίσκεται(sed leg.εὕρισκέ τε)ταῦτα καιριώτατα εἶναιib. 125 :— Act. , also,find means, be able, οὐχ εὑρίσκει χρήσασθαι
4. εὑ. ὅπως. .to findby what means . . , Th. 7.67 :— Med. , c.inf.,find outordiscover how to. . , ηὕρετο . . παύειν
Pass. ,εὑρέθη ὅτι. .it was found that. . , LXX 1 Es. 2.22(26) .
6. befall, of evils,τιναib. Ge. 44.34 , De. 31.17 .
II. find out, discover, οὐδέ τι μῆχος εὑρέμεναι δυνάμεσθα
; οὐδέ τι τέκμωρ εὑρέμεναι δύνασαι
, cf. Il. 7.31 ; εὑ. ὁδόν
ap. Plu. 2.1094c :— Med. , εὕρετο τέκμωρ
;ὄνομ' εὕρεο think ofa name to give him, Od. 19.403 ; εἴ τιν' ἑταίροισιν θανάτου λύσιν . . εὑροίμην
2. c.inf.,get a chance of, be able, ἵνα εὕρωμεν ἐπιστολὴν γράψαι
(ii/iii A.D.), cf. 17 , 20 , PGrenf. 1.64.3
III. devise, invent, ὀχήματα
:— Med. ,τὰ δ' ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεταιdeedsmake themselveswords, S. El. 625 .
IV. get, gain,ἀρετάν, δόξαν, Pi. O. 7.89 , P. 2.64 ; τὰ χρήματ' ἀνθρώποισιν εὑρίσκει φίλους
; ἐξ ὀλβίων ἄζηλον εὑροῦσαι βίον
, cf. E. Med. 1107 (anap.); δεινὰ δ' εὑροῦσαν πρὸς αὐθαίμων πάθη
(lyr.); ἀφ' ὧν ὄνασιν εὕρωσι
;μέγ' εὑρεῖν κέρδοςib. 1305 ; εὑ. σωτηρίαν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ
;εὑ. μητρὶ φόνον bring aboutmurder, E. El. 650 : abs.,acquire wealth, LXX Le. 25.47 :— Med. ,findorget for oneself, bring on oneself, οἷ . . αὐτῷ πρώτῳ κακὸν εὕρετο
(so in Act. , μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ
, cf. Th. 880 (lyr.): so inpf.
Pass. , μέγα πένθος ηὕρηται
(lyr.);εὑρήσεται τιμωρίην will get for himself, obtain, Hdt. 3.148 , cf. 9.26 ; ἀλεωρήν
; εὑρίσκεσθαι ὠφελίαν ἀπό τινος
, Lys. 13.9 ;εὑ. παρά τινοςc.inf.,procurefrom him that . . , Hdt. 9.28 ; δεηθέντες οὐκ ἐδύναντο εὑρέσθαι
V. esp. of merchandise, etc.,fetch, earnmoney,εὑροῦσα πολλὸν χρυσίον having fetcheda large sum, Hdt. 1.196 ; ηὗρε πλέον ἢ ἐνενήκοντα τάλαντα
, cf. Vect. 4.40 ;οἰκία εὑρίσκουσα δισχιλίας(sc.δραχμάς) Is. 8.35 ;ἐγδίδομεν . . τοὺς θριγκοὺς . . ὅτι ἂν εὕρωσινfor what theywill fetch,
IG 7.3073.7 (Lebad.);ἐρωτᾶν τί εὑρίσκειwhat itwill fetch, Thphr. Char. 15.4 .
2. of the sum or bid whichsecuresan article or contract,οἰκέτην . . ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντοςsellsfor what he will fetch, X. Mem. 2.5.5 ; τοῦ ἤδη εὑρίσκοντος ἀπεδίδοτο
, cf. SIG 966.37 (Attica,iv B.C.), 581.99 (Rhodes-Hierapytna,ii B.C.);ἐκτιθέτωσαν τὸ εὑρίσκον ἐφ' ἡμέρας δέκαthehighestorwinningbid, PRev.Laws 48.16
(iii B.C.), cf. UPZ 112vi9
(iii B.C.);προσέβαλον αὐτῷ τοῦ εὑρίσκοντος ἀνὰ[x]ἱερεῖα[x] I have placed at his disposal [x] pigs at thecurrent priceof [x], PCair.Zen. 161.5
(iii B.C.), cf. UPZ 114(1).24
References h.Merc. 302 Th. 7.67 Il. 1.498 E. Med. 553 LXX De. 31.17 BGU 1201.16 2.23 Od. 12.393 Man. 5.137 Ev.Luc. 8.35 Act.Ap. 5.10 PGen. 3.19 S. OT 546 Nausicr. 1 D. Hdt. 9.6 Lys. 13.9 Hom. A. Pr. 269 Th. 1.58 Hes. Fr. 116.3 Str. 12.34.4 Iamb. VP 35.255 AP 9.29 Antiphil. Paus. 6.20.14 Ep.Hebr. 9.12 IG 3.900 S. OT 108 E. IA 1105 Hdt. 1.56 1.5 S. Tr. 411 OT 839 OC 946 Id. Ph. 452 Th. 5.26 S. Tr. 1075 Id. Aj. 763 Hdt. 1.79 125 Arr. Epict. 2.12.2 E. Med. 196 LXX 1 Es. 2.22(26) Ge. 44.34 De. 31.17 4.374 Il. 7.31 Pi. P. 10.29 A. Pr. 59 Id. Th. 209 S. El. 875 Ar. Pl. 104 Archim. Plu. 2.1094c Il. 16.472 Od. 19.403 9.422 BGU 822.28 17 20 PGrenf. 1.64.3 A. Pr. 468 Antipho 5.65 S. El. 625 Pi. O. 7.89 P. 2.64 S. Fr. 88 Id. Tr. 284 E. Med. 1107 S. OC 1078 Id. El. 1061 1305 Pl. Prt. 321c E. El. 650 LXX Le. 25.47 Od. 21.304 24.462 Id. Ag. 1588 Th. 880 S. Aj. 615 Hdt. 3.148 9.26 Id. 9.6 Pi. P. 3.111 And. 1.15 D. 20.1 Th. 1.31 IG 12.108.47 Hdt. 9.28 Lys. 14.20 Hdt. 1.196 X. HG 3.4.24 Vect. 4.40 Is. 8.35 IG 7.3073.7 Thphr. Char. 15.4 X. Mem. 2.5.5 Aeschin. 1.96 SIG 966.37 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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