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εὑρίσκω

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εὑρίσκω, impf. ηὕρισκον or εὕρ- S. OT 68, etc.: fut. εὑρήσω h.Merc. 302, Th. 7.67, etc.: aor. 2 εὗρον Il. 1.498, etc., later ηὗρον or εὗρον E. Med. 553, etc.; 3pl. εὕροσαν LXX De. 31.17, BGU 1201.16 (i A.D.); imper. εὑρέ Hdn.Gr.2.23; Ep. inf. εὑρέμεναι Od. 12.393: later aor. 1 εὕρησα Man. 5.137; εὗρα v.l. in Ev.Luc. 8.35, Act.Ap. 5.10, (ἐν-) PGen. 3.19 (ii A.D.): pf. εὕρηκα S. OT 546, etc., pf. imper. 2sg. εὕρηκε Nausicr. 1 D.:—Med., fut. εὑρήσομαι Hdt. 9.6, Lys. 13.9, etc.: aor. 2 εὑρόμην Hom., Att. ηὑρ- or εὑρ- A. Pr. 269, Th. 1.58, etc.: aor.1 εὑράμην Hes. Fr. 116.3 (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 (ii A.D.):—Pass., fut. εὑρεθήσομαι S. OT 108, E. IA 1105, Isoc. 9.41: aor. 1 ηὑρέθην or εὑρέθην S. Aj. 1135, etc.: pf. ηὕρημαι or εὕρ- A. Pers. 743 (troch), etc.—Hom. has only aor. Act.and Med., exc. ἔθʼ εὑρίσκω (v.l. ἐφευρίσκω) Od. 19.158. (Earlier Att. Inscrr. have ηὑρέθην, ηὕρημαι, as IG 22.1636.32, al., Epigr.Gr. 35 (iv B.C.): εὑρέθην SIG 679.80 (Magn. Mae., ii B.C.): the augm. is seldom found in Papyri, ηὕρισκεν PPetr. 3p.101 (iii B. C.); never in those of Men. or Phld.):—A. find, εὗρεν δʼ εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων Il. 1.498, etc.; εὕρημα εὑ., v. εὕρημα. 2. c. part., find that . . , εὕρισκε Λακεδαιμονίους . . προέχοντας Hdt. 1.56, cf. 1.5:—and in Pass., ἤν εὑρεθῇς μὴ δίκαιος ὤν S. Tr. 411, cf. OT 839, OC 946: with part. 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 Id. Aj. 763. 3. c. inf., εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ εἶναι . . found that the thing for him was . . , Hdt. 1.79:—Med., εὑρίσκεται (sed leg. εὕρισκέ τε) ταῦτα καιριώτατα εἶναι ib.125:—Act., also, find means, be able, οὐχ εὑρίσκει χρήσασθαι Arr. Epict. 2.12.2. 4. εὑ. ὅπως . . to find by what means . . , Th. 7.67:—Med., c.inf., find out or discover how to . . , ηὕρετο . . παύειν E. Med. 196 (anap.). 5. Pass., εὑρέθη ὅτι . . it was found that . . , LXX 1 Es. 2.22(26). 6. befall, of evils, τινα ib.Ge. 44.34, De. 31.17. II. find out, discover, οὐδέ τι μῆχος εὑρέμεναι δυνάμεσθα Od. 12.393; οὐδέ τι τέκμωρ εὑρέμεναι δύνασαι 4.374, cf. Il. 7.31; εὑ. ὁδόν Pi. P. 10.29; ἐξ ἀμηχάνων πόρον A. Pr. 59; μηχανὴν σωτηρίας Id. Th. 209; πημάτων ἄρηξιν S. El. 875; τινα ἐμοῦ βελτίονα Ar. Pl. 104, etc.: abs., εὕρηκα Archim. ap. Plu. 2.1094c:—Med., εὕρετο τέκμωρ Il. 16.472; ὄνομʼ εὕρεο think of a name to give him, Od. 19.403; εἴ τινʼ ἑταίροισιν θανάτου λύσιν . . εὑροίμην 9.422. 2. c. inf., get a chance of, be able, ἵνα εὕρωμεν ἐπιστολὴν γράψαι BGU 822.28 (ii/iii A.D.), cf. 17,20, PGrenf. 1.64.3 (vi A.D.), etc. III. devise, invent, ὀχήματα A. Pr. 468, etc.; πρόφασιν Antipho 5.65:—Med., τὰ δʼ ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται deeds make themselves words, S. El. 625. IV. get, gain, ἀρετάν, δόξαν, Pi. O. 7.89, P. 2.64; τὰ χρήματʼ ἀνθρώποισιν εὑρίσκει φίλους S. Fr. 88; ἐξ ὀλβίων ἄζηλον εὑροῦσαι βίον Id. Tr. 284, cf. E. Med. 1107 (anap.); δεινὰ δʼ εὑροῦσαν πρὸς αὐθαίμων πάθη S. OC 1078 (lyr.); ἀφʼ ὧν ὄνασιν εὕρωσι Id. El. 1061; μέγʼ εὑρεῖν κέρδος ib.1305; εὑ. σωτηρίαν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ Pl. Prt. 321c; εὑ. μητρὶ φόνον bring about murder, E. El. 650: abs., acquire wealth, LXX Le. 25.47:—Med., find or get for oneself, bring on oneself, οἷ . . αὐτῷ πρώτῳ κακὸν εὕρετο Od. 21.304 (so in Act., μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ 24.462); αὐτὸς ηὑρόμην πόνους A. Pr. 269; μοῖραν ηὕρετʼ ἀσφαλῆ Id. Ag. 1588, cf. Th. 880 (lyr.): so in pf. Pass., μέγα πένθος ηὕρηται S. Aj. 615 (lyr.); εὑρήσεται τιμωρίην will get for himself, obtain, Hdt. 3.148, cf.9.26; ἀλεωρήν Id. 9.6; κλέος Pi. P. 3.111; ἄδειαν εὑρόμενος And. 1.15; ἀτέλειαν D. 20.1; εὑρίσκεσθαι ὠφελίαν ἀπό τινος Th. 1.31; τι παρά τινος IG 12.108.47, Lys. 13.9; εὑ. παρά τινος c. inf., procure from him that . . , Hdt. 9.28; δεηθέντες οὐκ ἐδύναντο εὑρέσθαι Lys. 14.20. V. esp. of merchandise, etc., fetch, earn money, εὑροῦσα πολλὸν χρυσίον having fetched a large sum, Hdt. 1.196; ηὗρε πλέον ἢ ἐνενήκοντα τάλαντα X. HG 3.4.24, cf. Vect. 4.40; οἰκία εὑρίσκουσα δισχιλίας (sc. δραχμάς) Is. 8.35; ἐγδίδομεν . . τοὺς θριγκοὺς . . ὅτι ἂν εὕρωσιν for what they will fetch, IG 7.3073.7 (Lebad.); ἐρωτᾶν τί εὑρίσκει what it will fetch, Thphr. Char. 15.4. 2. of the sum or bid which secures an article or contract, οἰκέτην . . ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντος sells for what he will fetch, X. Mem. 2.5.5; τοῦ ἤδη εὑρίσκοντος ἀπεδίδοτο Aeschin. 1.96, cf. SIG 966.37 (Attica, iv B.C.), 581.99 (Rhodes-Hierapytna, ii B.C.); ἐκτιθέτωσαν τὸ εὑρίσκον ἐφʼ ἡμέρας δέκα the highest or winning bid, 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 the current price of [x], PCair.Zen. 161.5 (iii B.C.), cf. UPZ 114(1).24 (ii B.C.).
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