ἐπιζητ-έω,
seek after, wish for, miss, τινά [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.36, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 19; οὐδὲν ἄλλο χρῆμα οὕτω ἐν βραχέϊ ἐπεζήτησα ὡς.. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲν ἐπιζητείτω let her lack nothing, [[ “PTeb.” 416.20 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἐ. τὸν ἄν θρωπονmake further search for.. , [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.133 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῆς αἰτίας αἰτίαν ἐπι ζητούσηςrequiring, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.5.3, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.18: _absolutely_, οἱ ἐπιζητοῦντες] Refs 2nd c.BC+] the beaters (for game), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.4.25:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τὰ ἐπιζητούμενα περὶ τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1098b22, compare 1172b35, 2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 23 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ -ούμενοι criminals `wanted', [[ POxy. 80.15 (3rd c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__b. request, πρός τινας ὁμολογίαν [[ “Anatolian Studies” 38, compare “PMasp.” 156.16 (6th c.AD). ] Refs 6th c.AD+]
__2. seek for besides, μηδ᾽ ἕτερ᾽ ἐπιζήτει καλά [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 44.5 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; inquire further, περὶ.. [[ 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.2, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.490. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3. passive, ἐπιζητεῖται is matter of question, ἐ. πότερον.. [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1169b13, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.22, “Rh.” 1.194S., +others ] Refs 4th c.BC+]