disposed to search, inquire, into
disposed to search or inquire, Pl. Men. 81e, Ptol. Tetr. 6; τινος into a thing, Pl. Ax. 366b; περί τι Id. R. 528c.
2 of search, investigation, devoted to search, inquiry
οἱ ζ. διάλογοι Platoʼs dialogues of search or investigation, opp. οἱ ὑφηγητικοί, Thrasyll. ap. D.L. 3.49; τὸ ζ. ἔχουσι πάντες οἱ τοῦ Σωκράτους λόγοι are devoted to search or inquiry, Arist. Pol. 1265a12. Adv. -κῶς Procl. in Prm. p.515S.
3 the Sceptics, their philosophy
οἱ ζητητικοί, a name given to the Sceptics, D.L. 9.69; ἡ ζητητική their philosophy, ib. 70; ἡ ζ. ἀγωγή S.E. P. 1.7.