1. εὑρίσκω · heuriskō — Beekes
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εὑρίσκω
eurisko
to find, uncover
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- Luke 45 · 23.34/10k
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What it meant
2. εὑρίσκω · heuriskō — Chantraine
3. εὑρίσκω · heuriskō — Frisk
4. εὑρίσκω · heuriskō — Frisk
5. εὑρίσκω · heuriskō — LSJ
find, εὗρεν δʼ εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων Il. 1.498, etc.; εὕρημα εὑ., v. εὕρημα.
c. part., find that . . , εὕρισκε Λακεδαιμονίους . . προέχοντας Hdt. 1.56, cf. 1.5:—and in Pass., ἢν 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.
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.
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.).
Pass., εὑρέθη ὅτι . . it was found that . . , LXX 1 Es. 2.22(26).
befall, of evils, τινα ib. Ge. 44.34, De. 31.17.
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. Suav. 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.
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.
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.
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. 21.3
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.
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
In the wild
- ηὕρετʼ · hēuretʼ Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1587–1589
- εὕροι · heuroi Aeschylus, Agamemnon 606–610
- εὑρήσεις · heurēseis Aeschylus, Eumenides 694–695
- εὑρήσομεν · heurēsomen Aeschylus, Eumenides 81–83
- εὑρίσκειν · heuriskein Aeschylus, Eumenides 988–989
- εὑρήσω · heurēsō Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 571–574
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. εὑρίσκω (scan p. 529; entry #2343).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εὑρίσκω (scan p. 401; entry #2844). Root candidates: *wer-.
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. εὑρίσκω (scan pp. 623-624; entry #2213). Root candidates: *urru-.
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