The corpus record

μαίομαι

maiomai

seek after, seek for

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Where it lives

Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
Works and Days 1 · 1.73/10k
Ajax 1 · 1.27/10k
Odyssey 2 · 0.23/10k

What it meant — LSJ

seek after, seek for, searching for, pursue, seek, seek, desire

seek after, seek for, γυναῖκα Il. l.c.; κευθμῶνας ἀνὰ σπέος searching for hiding-places in the cave, Od. 13.367, cf. 14.356, Hes. Op. 532, h.Cer. 44, Pi. O. 1.46, Trag.Adesp. 509 (lyr.); pursue, ὀ μαιόμενος τὸ μέγα κρέτος Alc. 25.1; δυνατὰ μαιόμενος Pi. P. 11.51, cf. N. 3.5; μ. ὄλεθρόν τινι seek oneʼs destruction, Nic. Th. 197: c. gen., A.R. 4.1275: c. inf., seek to do, Pi. O. 8.5, A. Ch. 786 (lyr., dub.), S. Aj. 287; desire, ἐγὼ δέ σʼ ἐμαιόμαν (σε μὰ ὤμαν cod.) Sapph. Supp. 18.1; καὶ ποθήω καὶ

In the wild

μαιομένοις · maiomenois Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 783–786
μαιόμενοι · maiomenoi Works and Days 531–532
μαιομένη · maiomenē Odyssey 13.367
μαίεσθαι · maiesthai Odyssey 14.356
ἐμαίετʼ · emaietʼ Sophocles, Ajax 285–287

Where it came from

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