εὑρίσκω

εὑρίσκω, [tense] impf. ηὕρισκον or εὕρ- S.OT68, etc.: [tense] fut.

A

εὑρήσω h.Merc. 302

, Th.7.67, etc.: [tense] aor. 2

εὗρον Il.1.498

, etc., later ηὗρον or

εὗρον E. Med.553

, etc.; [ per.] 3pl.

εὕροσαν LXX De.31.17

, BGU1201.16 (i A.D.); imper. εὑρέ Hdn.Gr.2.23; [dialect] Ep. inf.

εὑρέμεναι Od.12.393

: later [tense] 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.): [tense] pf.

εὕρηκα S.OT546

, etc., [tense] pf. imper. [ per.] 2sg.

εὕρηκε Nausicr.1

D.:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut.

εὑρήσομαι Hdt.9.6

, Lys.13.9, etc.: [tense] aor. 2

εὑρόμην Hom.

, [dialect] Att. ηὑρ- or εὑρ- A.Pr.269, Th.1.58, etc.: [tense] aor.1

εὑράμην Hes.Fr.116.3

(testes omnes), Str.12.34.4, Iamb.VP35.255, AP9.29 (Antiphil.), Epigr. ap. Paus.6.20.14, Ep.Hebr.9.12, IG3.900 (ii A.D.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

εὑρεθήσομαι S.OT108

, E.IA1105, Isoc.9.41: [tense] aor. 1 ηὑρέθην or

εὑρέθην S.Aj.1135

, etc.: [tense] pf. ηὕρημαι or εὕρ- A.Pers.743 (troch), etc.—Hom. has only [tense] aor. [voice] Act.and [voice] Med., exc. ἔθ' εὑρίσκω (v.l. ἐφευρίσκω) Od.19.158. (Earlier [dialect] Att. Inscrr. have ηὑρέθην, ηὕρημαι, as IG22.1636.32, al., Epigr.Gr.35 (iv B.C.):

εὑρέθην SIG679.80

(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.):—find,

εὗρεν δ' 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 [voice] Pass.,

ἤν εὑρεθῇς μὴ δίκαιος ὤν S.Tr.411

, cf. OT839, OC946: 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:—[voice] Med., εὑρίσκεται (sed leg. εὕρισκέ τε) ταῦτα καιριώτατα εἶναι ib.125:—[voice] 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:—[voice] Med., c.inf., find out or discover how to . . ,

ηὕρετο . . παύειν E.Med.196

(anap.).

5 [voice] 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:—[voice] Med.,

εὕρετο τέκμωρ Il.16.472

; ὄνομ' εὕρεο think of a name to give him, Od.19.403;

εἴ τιν' ἑταίροισιν θανάτου λύσιν . . εὑροίμην 9.422

.

2 c. inf., get a chance of, be able,

ἵνα εὕρωμεν ἐπιστολὴν γράψαι BGU822.28

(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

:—[voice] Med., τὰ δ' ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται deeds make themselves words, S.El.625.

IV get, gain, ἀρετάν, δόξαν, Pi.O.7.89, P.2.64;

τὰ χρήματ' ἀνθρώποισιν εὑρίσκει φίλους S.Fr.88

;

ἐξ ὀλβίων ἄζηλον εὑροῦσαι βίον Id.Tr.284

, cf. E.Med. 1107 (anap.);

δεινὰ δ' εὑροῦσαν πρὸς αὐθαίμων πάθη S.OC1078

(lyr.);

ἀφ' ὧν ὄνασιν εὕρωσι Id.El.1061

; μέγ' 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:—[voice] Med., find or get for oneself, bring on oneself,

οἷ . . αὐτῷ πρώτῳ κακὸν εὕρετο Od.21.304

(so in [voice] Act.,

μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ 24.462

);

αὐτὸς ηὑρόμην πόνους A.Pr.269

;

μοῖραν ηὕρετ' ἀσφαλῆ Id.Ag.1588

, cf. Th.880 (lyr.): so in [tense] pf. [voice] 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 IG12.108.47

, 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.HG3.4.24

, cf. Vect.4.40; οἰκία εὑρίσκουσα δισχιλίας (sc. δραχμάς) Is.8.35; ἐγδίδομεν . . τοὺς θριγκοὺς . . ὅτι ἂν εὕρωσιν for what they will fetch, IG7.3073.7 (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. SIG966.37 (Attica, iv B.C.), 581.99 (Rhodes-Hierapytna, ii B.C.); ἐκτιθέτωσαν τὸ εὑρίσκον ἐφ' ἡμέρας δέκα the highest or winning bid, PRev.Laws48.16 (iii B.C.), cf. UPZ112vi9 (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. UPZ114(1).24 (ii B.C.).