θηράω

θηρ-άω, [tense] fut. -άσω [ᾱ] S.Ph.958, E.IT1426, X.An.4.5.24, etc.: [tense] aor.

A

ἐθήρᾱσα A.Pers.233

, E.Ba.1215, X.Cyr.1.4.10: [tense] pf. τεθήρᾱκα ib. 2.4.16; Thess. [tense] pf. part.

πεφειράκοντες IG9(2).536

:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. θηράσομαι (which, acc. to Moer., is the true [dialect] Att. [tense] fut.) E.Ba.228, IT1324: [tense] aor.

ἐθηρᾱσάμην S.Ph.1007

, E.Hipp.919:—.,[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

-ᾱθήσομαι Gp. 12.9.2

: [tense] aor. ἐθηράθην (v. infr. 111): ([etym.] θήρ, θήρα):—hunt, chase, λαγώς, σφῆκας, X.An.l.c., HG4.2.12, etc.;

καί μ' οὓς ἐθήρων πρόσθε θηράσουσι νῦν S.Ph.958

; of fishermen, catch, Arist.Fr.76: metaph., catch or capture,

καί σ' εἷλε θηρῶνθ' ἡ τύχη S.OC1026

, cf.Ph.1007, X.An.5.1.9: captivate, Id.Mem.2.6.28, 3.11.7; θ. πόλιν seek to destroy it, A.Pers. 233.

2 metaph., hunt after a thing, pursue it eagerly,

τυραννίδα S.OT542

;

θηρᾶν οὐ πρέπει τἀμήχανα Id.Ant.92

;

μυρίαι κόραι θηρῶσι λέκτρον τοὐμόν E.IA960

; ἥμαρτον ἢ θηρῶ τι; have I missed or do I hit the quarry? A.Ag.1194; τί χρῆμα θηρῶν; E.Supp.115; reach, attain to, τι Pi.I.4(3).46 (s.v.l.).

3 c. inf., seek, endeavour to do,

θηρᾷ γαμεῖν με E.Hel.63

; cf. 11.3.

4 = ἐκπράσσω 111,

θηρήτω δὲ ἁ θοιναρμόστρια IG5(1).1498

(Messenia, ii B.C.).

II [voice] Med. like [voice] Act., hunt for, fish for,

ἐγχέλεις Ar.Eq.864

: abs., οἱ θηρώμενοι hunters, X.Cyn.11.2.

2 more freq. metaph., seek after,

ἐμέτοισι θηρώμενοι τὴν ὑγιείην Hdt.2.77

; μαστοῖς ἔλεον θ. E.Or.568;

τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης δόξαν D. 61.21

, etc.; θ. πυρὸς πηγήν find, discover it, A.Pr.109; expect to derive,

τι παρά τινων Phld.Rh.1.263S.

3 c. inf., seek, endeavour,

ὅς με θηρᾶται λαβεῖν E.Hel.545

;

πεῖράν τιν' ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι θηρώμενον S. Aj.2

.

III [voice] Pass., to be hunted, pursued,

πρὸς ἄτης θηραθεῖσαι A. Pr.1072

;

ὑπ' ἀνδρῶν E.Ba.732

;

Ἀλκιβιάδης διὰ κάλλος ὑπὸ γυναικῶν θηρώμενος X.Mem.1.2.24

.—Cf. θηρεύω.