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εὑρίσκω,
imperfect ηὕρισκον or εὕρ- [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 68, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future εὑρήσω [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 302, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.67, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 εὗρον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.498, etc., later ηὗρον or εὗρον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 553, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural εὕροσαν [[ LXX.Deu.31.17, “BGU” 1201.16 (1st c.AD); _imperative_ εὑρέ Hdn.Gr. 2.23 ] LXX+1st c.AD+]; Epic dialect infinitive εὑρέμεναι [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.393 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: later aorist 1 εὕρησα [[ 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 5.137 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]; εὗρα variant in [[ NT.Luke.8.35, NT.Act.5.10, (ἐν-) “PGen.” 3.19 (2nd c.AD)] NT+2nd c.AD+]: perfect εὕρηκα [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 546, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+], perfect imperative 2nd pers. singular εὕρηκε [[ 4th c.BC: Nausicrates Comicus 1 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, future εὑρήσομαι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.6, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.9, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 εὑρόμην [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, _Attic dialect_ ηὑρ- or εὑρ- 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 269, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.58, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 εὑράμην [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 116.3 (testes omnes), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 12.34.4, 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de vita Pythagorica” 35.255, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.29 (1st c.AD: Antiphilus Epigrammaticus), epigram cited in 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 6.20.14, NT.Heb.9.12, “IG” 3.900 (2nd c.AD)] NT+8th c.BC+]:—passive, future εὑρεθήσομαι [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 108, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1105, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.41 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ηὑρέθην or εὑρέθην [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1135 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: perfect ηὕρημαι or εὕρ- [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 743 (troch), etc.— 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus] Refs 8th c.BC+] has only aorist active and middle, except ἔθ᾽ εὑρίσκω (variant{ἐφευρίσκω}) [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.158. (Earlier _Attic dialect_ Inscrr. have ηὑρέθην, ηὕρημαι, as “IG” 22.1636.32, +others, “epigram Gr.” 35 (4th c.BC): εὑρέθην “SIG” 679.80 (5th c.BC: Magnes Comicus Mae., 2nd c.BC)] Refs 8th c.BC+]: the augment is seldom found in Papyri, ηὕρισκεν [[ “PPetr.” 3p.101 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; never in those of [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus or 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus)] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—find, εὗρεν δ᾽ εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.498, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὕρημα εὑ., see at {εὕρημα}.
__2 with participle, find that.., εὕρισκε Λακεδαιμονίους.. προέχοντας [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.56, compare 1.5 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—and in passive, ἤν εὑρεθῇς μὴ δίκαιος ὤν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 411, compare “OT” 839, “OC” 946: with ] Refs 5th c.BC+]participle omitted, ὅταν τοὺς θεοὺς εὕρω κακούς (i.e. ὄντας) [[ [prev. author] “Ph.” 452 ] Refs]; εὑρήσει τοσαῦτα ἔτη (i.e. ὄντα) [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.26 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; θῆλυς εὕρημαι (i.e. ὤν) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1075; ἄνους ηὑρέθη [prev. author] “Aj.” 763. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 with infinitive, εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ εἶναι.. found that the thing for him was.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.79:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, εὑρίσκεται (sed to be read εὕρισκέ τε) ταῦτα καιριώτατα εἶναι[[ [prev. work] 125 ] Refs]:—active, also, find means, be able, οὐχ εὑρίσκει χρήσασθαι [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.12.2. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 εὑ. ὅπως.. to find by what means.., [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.67 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, c.infinitive, find out or discover how to.., ηὕρετο.. παύειν [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 196 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 passive, εὑρέθη ὅτι.. it was found that.., [[ LXX.1Esd.2.22(26). ] LXX]
__6 befall, of evils, τινα[[LXX.Gen.44.34, LXX.Deu.31.17. ] LXX]
__II find out, discover, οὐδέ τι μῆχος εὑρέμεναι δυνάμεσθα [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.393; οὐδέ τι τέκμωρ εὑρέμεναι δύνασαι 4.374, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.31; εὑ. ὁδόν 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.29; ἐξ ἀμηχάνων πόρον 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 59; μηχανὴν σωτηρίας [prev. author] “Th.” 209; πημάτων ἄρηξιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 875; τινα ἐμοῦ βελτίονα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 104, etc.: _absolutely_, εὕρηκα 3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra cited in 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1094c] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, εὕρετο τέκμωρ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.472 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄνομ᾽ εὕρεο think of a name to give him, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.403; εἴ τιν᾽ ἑταίροισιν θανάτου λύσιν.. εὑροίμην 9.422. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 with infinitive, get a chance of, be able, ἵνα εὕρωμεν ἐπιστολὴν γράψαι [[ “BGU” 822.28 (2nd-3rd c.AD), compare 17, 20, “PGrenf.” 1.64.3 (6th c.AD), etc. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III devise, invent, ὀχήματα [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 468, etc.; πρόφασιν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.65:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, τὰ δ᾽ ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται deeds make themselves words, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 625. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV get, gain, ἀρετάν, δόξαν, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.89, “P.” 2.64; τὰ χρήματ᾽ ἀνθρώποισιν εὑρίσκει φίλους 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 88; ἐξ ὀλβίων ἄζηλον εὑροῦσαι βίον [prev. author] “Tr.” 284, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1107 (_anapaest meter_); δεινὰ δ᾽ εὑροῦσαν πρὸς αὐθαίμων πάθη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1078 (Lyric poetry); ἀφ᾽ ὧν ὄνασιν εὕρωσι [prev. author] “El.” 1061 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέγ᾽ εὑρεῖν κέρδος[[ [prev. work] 1305; εὑ. σωτηρίαν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 321c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὑ. μητρὶ φόνον bring about murder, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 650 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, acquire wealth, [[ LXX.Lev.25.47 ] LXX]:—middle, find or get for oneself, bring on oneself, οἷ.. αὐτῷ πρώτῳ κακὸν εὕρετο [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.304 ] Refs 8th c.BC+] (so in active, μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ [[ 24.462); αὐτὸς ηὑρόμην πόνους 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 269; μοῖραν ηὕρετ᾽ ἀσφαλῆ [prev. author] “Ag.” 1588, compare “Th.” 880 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 4th c.BC+]: so in perfect passive, μέγα πένθος ηὕρηται [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 615 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὑρήσεται τιμωρίην will get for himself, obtain, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.148, compare 9.26; ἀλεωρήν [prev. author] 9.6; κλέος 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.111; ἄδειαν εὑρόμενος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.15; ἀτέλειαν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.1; εὑρίσκεσθαι ὠφελίαν ἀπό τινος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.31; τι παρά τινος “IG” 12.108.47, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.9 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὑ. παρά τινος with infinitive, procure from him that.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.28; δεηθέντες οὐκ ἐδύναντο εὑρέσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 14.20. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V especially of merchandise, etc., fetch, earn money, εὑροῦσα πολλὸν χρυσίον having fetched a large sum, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.196; ηὗρε πλέον ἢ ἐνενήκοντα τάλαντα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.4.24, compare “Vect.” 4.40 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκία εὑρίσκουσα δισχιλίας (i.e. δραχμάς) [[ 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.35 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐγδίδομεν.. τοὺς θριγκοὺς.. ὅτι ἂν εὕρωσιν for what they will fetch, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 7.3073.7 (Lebad.)] Refs]; ἐρωτᾶν τί εὑρίσκει what it will fetch, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 15.4. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V.2 of the sum or bid which secures an article or contract, οἰκέτην.. ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντος sells for what he will fetch, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.5.5; τοῦ ἤδη εὑρίσκοντος ἀπεδίδοτο 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.96, compare “SIG” 966.37 (Attica, 4th c.BC), 581.99 (Rhodes-Hierapytna, 2nd c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκτιθέτωσαν τὸ εὑρίσκον ἐφ᾽ ἡμέρας δέκα the highest or winning bid, [[ “PRev.Laws” 48.16 (3rd c.BC),compare “UPZ” 112vi9 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; προσέβαλον αὐτῷ τοῦ εὑρίσκοντος ἀνὰ [x] ἱερεῖα [x] I have placed at his disposal [x] pigs at the current price of [x], [[ “PCair.Zen.” 161.5 (3rd c.BC),compare “UPZ” 114(1).24 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
