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ἐρευνάω

ἐρευνάω, to seek

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ἐραυνῶν present active participle masculine vocative singular, present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active participle masculine nominative singular of ἐρευνάω

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ἐρευν-άω, also ἐρευν-ίω GDI 5075.35 (Crete), and ἐραυνάω (q.v.):—
  • seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν Od. 19.436; μετʼ ἀνέρος ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶν Il. 18.321; τεύχεʼ ἐ. Od. 22.180; τὴν σοφὴν εὐβουλίαν A. Pr. 1038; θεῶν βουλεύματʼ Pi. Fr. 61; νεκρούς E. Med. 1318; κακούργους X. Cyr. 1.2.12; ἄν τινα οἴωμαι σοφὸν εἶναι Pl. Ap. 23b. cf. 41b; τὸ γραμματεῖον D. 25.61; ὧν..ἂν θεὸς χρείαν ἐρευνᾷ the things whereof he seeks after the use, i.e. whatever things he finds serviceable, S. OT 725.
      • 2 search, explore a place, Hdt. 5.92.δʹ, Sor. Vit. Hippocr. 3; τεναγέων ῥοάς Pi. N. 3.24; ὄρος Theoc. 25.221; τοὺς ὑπόπτους τῶν τόπων Ael. Tact. 17: abs., εὑρήσεις ἐρευνῶν thou wilt find by searching, Pi. O. 13.113, cf. S. Ant. 268; εἰσβάντες εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἠρεύνων Antipho 5.29.
      • 3 inquire after, φάτιν E. Hel. 662 (lyr.); παίδων ἐρευνῶν σπέρμʼ ὅπως γένοιτό μοι Id. Med. 669; examine into a question, ib. 1084 (anap.), cf. Pl. Tht. 200e, al.:—also in Med., διάνοια πᾶσαν φύσιν -ωμένη ib. 174a; οἰκημάτιον X.Eph. 2.10.
      • 4 c. inf., seek to do, Theoc. 7.45.

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