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δίζημαι

dizemai

seek out, look for

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δίζημαι, Hdt. 7.103, Anacr. 4, Theoc. 16.68: 2sg. δίζηαι Od. 11.100: 3pl. δίζηνται B. 1.67, once in Trag., A. Supp. 821 (lyr.); part. διζήμενος Od. 16.391, al., Hdt. 7.142, al.: impf. ἐδίζητο Id. 3.41, Phoen. 1.4: fut. διζήσομαι Od. 16.239, Lyc. 682; 2sg. διζήσεαι Parm. 8.6: aor. ἐδιζησάμην Heraclit. 101. (Ep., Ion., Lyr., = Att. ζητέω (which occurs only once in Hom.); cf. δίζω II):—Α. seek out, look for among many, Πάνδαρον . . διζημένη εἴ που ἐφεύροι Il. 4.88, cf. 5.168, Anacr. 4; ἐδιζησάμην ἐμεωυτόν Heraclit. l. c. II. seek for, ἢ καὶ διζησόμεθʼ ἄλλους Od. 16.239; νόστον δίζηαι; 11.100; νόστον ἑταίροισιν διζήμενος ἠδʼ ἐμοὶ αὐτῷ devising means for a return, 23.253; μνάσθω ἐέδνοισιν διζήμενος seeking to win her by gifts, 16.391; γύην . . κατʼ ὄρος δ. ἢ κατʼ ἄρουραν Hes. Op. 428; δ. τὸ μαντήϊον to seek out, seek the meaning of, Hdt. 7.142; ἀγγέλους δ. εἰ . . to inquire of them whether . . , Id. 4.151; δ. ἐπʼ ᾧ ἂν . . Id. 3.41; ὅτινι . . Theoc. 16.68; abs., Democr. 108. III. c. inf., seek, desire to do, πλέον δ. ἔχειν Hdt. 2.147, cf.A.l.c., B.l.c., and later Ep., Tryph. 525, etc.: c. acc. et inf., demand, require that . . , σὲ δ. εἴκοσι εἶναι ἀντάξιον Hdt. 7.103. (Perh. redupl. fr. root of ζητέω.)
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