μεταθέω · metatheō — LSJ
run after, pursue
run after, X. Cyn. 6.22; pursue, τινα Jul. Or. 5.177b; [τινὰ] ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις by working on his desires, Clearch. 37: freq. metaph., ὥσπερ αἱ σκύλακες εὖ μεταθεῖς καὶ ἰχνεύεις τὰ λεχθέντα Pl. Prm. 128c; τὰ τῆς ἀληθεστάτης πολιτείας ἴχνη Id. Plt. 301e, cf. Sph. 226b; αἰτίαν Iamb. Protr. 4.
II hunt, range over, hunt about, range
hunt or range over, τὰ ὄρη X. Cyn. 4.9: abs., hunt about, range, ib. 6.25, al.
2 run hither and thither
run hither and thither, ἑκασταχόσε Plu. Pyrrh. 16, cf. App. Mith. 74, al.; ἀνιχνευούσας μεταθεῖν, of bees, Arist. HA 624a28.