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|Definition=impf. [[ηὕρισκον]] or [[εὕρ]]- <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>68</span>, etc.: fut. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> εὑρήσω <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span> 302</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.7.67</span>, etc.: aor. 2 εὗρον <span class="bibl">Il.1.498</span>, etc., later [[ηὗρον]] or εὗρον <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Med.</span>553</span>, etc.; 3pl. εὕροσαν <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">De.</span>31.17</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>1201.16</span> (i A.D.); imper. [[εὑρέ]] Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.23</span>; Ep. inf. εὑρέμεναι <span class="bibl">Od.12.393</span>: later aor. 1 εὕρησα <span class="bibl">Man.5.137</span>; [[εὗρα]] [[varia lectio|v.l.]] in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>8.35</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>5.10</span>, ([[ἐν]]-) <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGen.</span>3.19</span> (ii A.D.): pf. εὕρηκα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>546</span>, etc., pf. imper. 2sg. εὕρηκε <span class="bibl">Nausicr.1</span> D.:—Med., fut. εὑρήσομαι <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.13.9</span>, etc.: aor. 2 εὑρόμην Hom., Att. [[ηὑρ]]- or [[εὑρ]]- <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>269</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.58</span>, etc.: aor.1 εὑράμην <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>116.3</span> (testes omnes), <span class="bibl">Str.12.34.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Iamb.<span class="title">VP</span>35.255</span>, <span class="title">AP</span>9.29 (Antiphil.), Epigr. ap. <span class="bibl">Paus.6.20.14</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Hebr.</span>9.12</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>3.900 (ii A.D.):—Pass., fut. εὑρεθήσομαι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>108</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>1105</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.9.41</span>: aor. 1 [[ηὑρέθην]] or εὑρέθην <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1135</span>, etc.: pf. [[ηὕρημαι]] or [[εὕρ]]- <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>743</span> (troch), etc.—Hom. has only aor. Act.and Med., exc. <b class="b3">ἔθ' εὑρίσκω</b> ([[varia lectio|v.l.]] [[ἐφευρίσκω]]) <span class="bibl">Od.19.158</span>. (Earlier Att. Inscrr. have [[ηὑρέθην]], [[ηὕρημαι]], as <span class="title">IG</span>22.1636.32, al., <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>35 (iv B.C.): εὑρέθην <span class="title">SIG</span>679.80 (Magn. Mae., ii B.C.): the augm. is seldom found in Papyri, ηὕρισκεν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPetr.</span> 3p.101</span> (iii B. C.); never in those of Men. or Phld.):—[[find]], εὗρεν δ' εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων <span class="bibl">Il.1.498</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">εὕρημα εὑ</b>., v. [[εὕρημα]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. part., [[find that]]... εὕρισκε Λακεδαιμονίους… προέχοντας <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.56</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.5</span>:—and in Pass., ἤν εὑρεθῇς μὴ δίκαιος ὤν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>411</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OT</span>839</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OC</span>946</span>: with part. omitted, <b class="b3">ὅταν τοὺς θεοὺς εὕρω κακούς</b> (sc. [[ὄντας]]) <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>452</span>; <b class="b3">εὑρήσει τοσαῦτα ἔτη</b> (sc. [[ὄντα]]) <span class="bibl">Th.5.26</span>; <b class="b3">θῆλυς εὕρημαι</b> (sc. [[ὤν]]) <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>1075</span>; ἄνους ηὑρέθη <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>763</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. inf., <b class="b3">εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ εἶναι</b>… [[found]] that the thing for him was... <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.79</span>:—Med., [[εὑρίσκεται]] (sed leg. <b class="b3">εὕρισκέ τε</b>) <b class="b3"> ταῦτα καιριώτατα εἶναι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">125</span>:—Act., also, [[find means]], [[be able]], οὐχ εὑρίσκει χρήσασθαι <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>2.12.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">εὑ. ὅπως</b>… [[to find]] by what means... <span class="bibl">Th.7.67</span>:—Med., c.inf., [[find out]] or [[discover how to]]... ηὕρετο… παύειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>196</span> (anap.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> Pass., <b class="b3">εὑρέθη ὅτι</b>… [[it was found that]]... <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Es.</span>2.22(26)</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> [[befall]], of evils, τινα ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ge.</span>44.34</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">De.</span>31.17</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[find out]], [[discover]], οὐδέ τι μῆχος εὑρέμεναι δυνάμεσθα <span class="bibl">Od. 12.393</span>; οὐδέ τι τέκμωρ εὑρέμεναι δύνασαι <span class="bibl">4.374</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.7.31</span>; εὑ. ὁδόν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>10.29</span>; ἐξ ἀμηχάνων πόρον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>59</span>; μηχανὴν σωτηρίας <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Th.</span> 209</span>; πημάτων ἄρηξιν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>875</span>; τινα ἐμοῦ βελτίονα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>104</span>, etc.: abs., εὕρηκα Archim. ap. Plu.2.1094c:—Med., εὕρετο τέκμωρ <span class="bibl">Il.16.472</span>; <b class="b3">ὄνομ' εὕρεο</b> [[think of]] a name to give him, <span class="bibl">Od.19.403</span>; εἴ τιν' ἑταίροισιν θανάτου λύσιν… εὑροίμην <span class="bibl">9.422</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. inf., [[get a chance of]], [[be able]], ἵνα εὕρωμεν ἐπιστολὴν γράψαι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>822.28</span> (ii/iii A.D.), cf. <span class="bibl">17</span>,<span class="bibl">20</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGrenf.</span>1.64.3</span> (vi A.D.), etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[devise]], [[invent]], ὀχήματα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span> 468</span>, etc.; πρόφασιν <span class="bibl">Antipho 5.65</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">τὰ δ' ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται</b> deeds [[make themselves]] words, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>625</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> [[get]], [[gain]], [[ἀρετάν]], [[δόξαν]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>7.89</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">P.</span>2.64</span>; τὰ χρήματ' ἀνθρώποισιν εὑρίσκει φίλους <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>88</span>; ἐξ ὀλβίων ἄζηλον εὑροῦσαι βίον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tr.</span>284</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span> 1107</span> (anap.); δεινὰ δ' εὑροῦσαν πρὸς αὐθαίμων πάθη <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1078</span> (lyr.); ἀφ' ὧν ὄνασιν εὕρωσι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">El.</span>1061</span>; <b class="b3">μέγ' εὑρεῖν κέρδος</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1305</span>; εὑ. σωτηρίαν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>321c</span>; <b class="b3">εὑ. μητρὶ φόνον</b> [[bring about]] murder, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>650</span>: abs., [[acquire wealth]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Le.</span>25.47</span>:—Med., [[find]] or [[get for oneself]], [[bring on oneself]], οἷ… αὐτῷ πρώτῳ κακὸν εὕρετο <span class="bibl">Od.21.304</span> (so in Act., μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ <span class="bibl">24.462</span>); αὐτὸς ηὑρόμην πόνους <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>269</span>; μοῖραν ηὕρετ' ἀσφαλῆ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1588</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>880</span> (lyr.): so in pf. Pass., μέγα πένθος ηὕρηται <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>615</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">εὑρήσεται τιμωρίην</b> [[will get for himself]], [[obtain]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.148</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">9.26</span>; ἀλεωρήν <span class="bibl">Id.9.6</span>; κλέος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.111</span>; ἄδειαν εὑρόμενος <span class="bibl">And.1.15</span>; ἀτέλειαν <span class="bibl">D.20.1</span>; εὑρίσκεσθαι ὠφελίαν ἀπό τινος <span class="bibl">Th.1.31</span>; τι παρά τινος <span class="title">IG</span>12.108.47, <span class="bibl">Lys.13.9</span>; <b class="b3">εὑ. παρά τινος</b> c. inf., [[procure]] from him that... <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.28</span>; δεηθέντες οὐκ ἐδύναντο εὑρέσθαι <span class="bibl">Lys.14.20</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">V</span> especially of merchandise, etc., [[fetch]], [[earn]] money, <b class="b3">εὑροῦσα πολλὸν χρυσίον</b> [[having fetched]] a large sum, <span class="bibl">Hdt. 1.196</span>; ηὗρε πλέον ἢ ἐνενήκοντα τάλαντα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>3.4.24</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Vect.</span>4.40</span>; <b class="b3">οἰκία εὑρίσκουσα δισχιλίας</b> (sc. [[δραχμάς]]) <span class="bibl">Is.8.35</span>; <b class="b3">ἐγδίδομεν… τοὺς θριγκοὺς… ὅτι ἂν εὕρωσιν</b> for what they [[will fetch]], IG7.3073.7 (Lebad.); <b class="b3">ἐρωτᾶν τί εὑρίσκει</b> what it [[will fetch]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Char.</span>15.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of the sum or bid which [[secures]] an article or contract, <b class="b3">οἰκέτην… ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντος</b> sells [[for what he will fetch]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.5.5</span>; τοῦ ἤδη εὑρίσκοντος ἀπεδίδοτο <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.96</span>, cf. <span class="title">SIG</span>966.37 (Attica, iv B.C.), 581.99 (Rhodes-Hierapytna, ii B.C.); <b class="b3">ἐκτιθέτωσαν τὸ εὑρίσκον ἐφ' ἡμέρας δέκα</b> the [[highest]] or [[winning]] bid, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PRev.Laws</span>48.16</span> (iii B.C.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UPZ</span>112vi9</span> (iii B.C.); <b class="b3">προσέβαλον αὐτῷ τοῦ εὑρίσκοντος ἀνὰ</b> ([[x]]) [[ἱερεῖα]] ([[x]]) I have placed at his disposal ([[x]]) pigs at the [[current price]] of ([[x]]), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>161.5</span> (iii B.C.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UPZ</span>114(1).24</span> (ii B.C.).</span>

|sltr=[[εὑρίσκω]] (εὑρίσκει, -οντι; -ίσκων: fut. εὑρήσεις, -ει: aor. εὗρε（ν), -ον; εὕροις; εὑρέτω; [[εὑρών]], -όντος, -όντι, -όντα, -όντεσσιν; εὑροῖς（α); [[εὑρεῖν]], εὑρέμεν. med. impf. εὑρίσκοντο: aor. εὕρετο; εὕρηται; εὑρόμενον; εὑρέσθαι.) <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> in [[general]] [[find]] ἐπίκουρον εὑρὼν ὁδὸν λόγων (O. 1.110) [[Μοῖσα]] παρέστα μοι νεοσίγαλον εὑρόντι τρόπον φωνὰν ἐναρμόξαι (O. 3.4) [[τοῦτο]] δ' ἀμάχανον [[εὑρεῖν]] (O. 7.25) ἄνδρα τε πὺξ ἀρετὰν εὑρόντα (O. 7.89) [[σύμβολον]] δ' οὔ πώ [[τις]] ἐπιχθονίων πιστὸν εὗρεν [[θεόθεν]] (O. 12.8) ἐπιχώριον μάντιν [[ἄσμενος]] εὗρεν (O. 13.74) καὶ πᾶσαν [[κάτα]] Ἑλλάδ' εὑρήσεις ἐρευνῶν μάσσον ἢ ὡς ἰδέμεν (O. 13.113) [[ὅθεν]] φαμὶ καὶ σὲ τὰν ἀπείρονα [[δόξαν]] [[εὑρεῖν]] (P. 2.64) “ἀλλοδαπᾶν κριτὸν [[εὑρήσει]] γυναικῶν ἐν λέχεσιν [[γένος]]” (P. 4.50) εὗρε παγὰν ἀμβροσίων ἐπέων (P. 4.299) ἄκουσεν Δαναόν ποτ' ἐν Ἄργει [[οἶον]] εὗρεν [[τεσσαράκοντα]] καὶ ὀκτὼ παρθένοισι [[ἑλεῖν]] ὠκύτατον γάμον (P. 9.113) ναυσὶ δ' [[οὔτε]] πεζὸς [[ἰών]] κεν εὕροις ἐς Ψπερβορέων ἀγῶνα θαυμαστὰν ὁδόν (P. 10.29) [[κεῖνος]] ἀμφ' Ἀχέροντι ναιετάων ἐμὰν γλῶσσαν εὑρέτω κελαδῆτιν (N. 4.86) καὶ [[ταῦτα]] μὲν παλαιότεροι ὁδὸν ἀμαξιτὸν [[εὗρον]] (N. 6.54) [[χρή]] νιν (= ἀρετὰν) εὑρόντεσσιν ἀγάνορα κόμπον μὴ φθονεραῖσι φέρειν γνώμαις (I. 1.43) πέφνεν δὲ σὺν κείνῳ Μερόπων ἔθνεα καὶ τὸν βουβόταν οὔρεϊ [[ἴσον]] Φλέγραισιν εὑρὼν Ἀλκυονῆ (I. 6.33) εὑρίσκει fr. 6a. 1. εὗρεν fr. 44. [[ταῦτα]] θεοῖσι μὲν πιθεῖν σοφοὺς δυνατόν, βροτοῖσιν δ' ἀμάχανο[ν εὑ]ρέμεν (Pae. 6.53) θάνατον κεροέσσᾳ εὑρέμεν ματεῖσ ἐλάφῳ (sc. [[κύων]]) *fr. 107a. 5* [[νέων]] δὲ μέριμναι σὺν πόνοις εἱλισσόμεναι [[δόξαν]] εὑρίσκοντι fr. 227. 2. ]εὗρε βίῳ[ ?fr. 344. 4. med., [[find]] [[for]] [[oneself]], [[compose]], με τοιάνδε μελίφρονος ἀρχὰν εὑρόμενον σκολίου fr. 122. 14. followed by [[part]]., [[τῶν]] γὰρ ἀνὰ πόλιν εὑρίσκων τὰ μέσα μακροτέρῳ ὄλβῳ τεθαλότα, μέμφομ' αἷσαν τυραννίδων (P. 11.52) <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> [[invent]] [[ἅπαν]] δ' εὑρόντος [[ἔργον]] (O. 13.17) εὗρεν [[θεός]]· [[ἀλλά]] νιν εὑροῖσ' [[ἀνδράσι]] θνατοῖς ἔχειν ὠνύμασεν κεφαλᾶν πολλᾶν νόμον (P. 12.22) ([[βάρβιτος]]) [[τόν]] ῥα Τέρπανδρός ποθ' ὁ [[Λέσβιος]] εὗρεν [[πρῶτος]] fr. 125. 1.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>c</b> med. [[win]] ἁνίχ' εὑρίσκοντο [[θεῶν]] παλάμαις τιμάν (P. 1.48) ἐλπίδ' [[ἔχω]] [[κλέος]] εὑρέσθαι κεν ὑψηλὸν [[πρόσω]] (P. 3.111) [[φάρμακον]] κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις (P. 4.187) ἔργοις δὲ καλοῖς [[ἔσοπτρον]] ἴσαμεν ἑνὶ σὺν τρόπῳ, εἰ εὕρηται [[ἄποινα]] μόχθων κλυταῖς ἐπέων ἀοιδαῖς (Hermann: εὕρηται [[τις]] codd.: sc. τὰ καλὰ ἔργα) (N. 7.16) [[οὔτις]] ἑκὼν κακὸν εὕρετο fr. 226.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>d</b> frag. ]σις ἀνανύτοις εὗρεν[ Πα. 13b. 7.

|astxt=[[εὑρίσκω]], [in LXX [[chiefly]] for מצא, [[also]] for נשׂג hi., etc.;] <br />to [[find]], [[with]] or [[without]] [[previous]] [[search]]: absol., opp. to [[ζητέω]], Mt 7:7, 8 Lk 11:9, 10; c. acc., Mt 2:8, Mk 1:37, Ac 13:22, II Ti 1:17, al.; [[pass]]., [[οὐχ]] εὑ., of [[disappearance]], He 11:5, Re 16:20, al.; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται (for conjectures as to the [[meaning]] of [[this]] [[reading]], v. Mayor, ICC, in l.),II Pe 3:10, WH, R, mg. Metaph., to [[find]], [[find]] [[out]] by [[inquiry]], [[learn]], [[discover]]: Lk 19:48, Ac 4:21; αἰτίαν, Jo 18:38, Ac 13:28, al.; [[pass]]., Mt 1:18, Lk 17:18, Ro 7:10, I Co 4:2, Ga 2:17, I Pe 1:7, Re 5:4, al.; of attaining to the [[knowledge]] of God, εὑ. θεόν, Ac 17:27; [[pass]]., Ro 10:20 (LXX). Mid., to [[find]] for [[oneself]], [[gain]], [[procure]], [[obtain]]: c. acc. rei, λύτρωσιν, He 9:12; [[act]]. in [[same]] [[sense]] (so cl. poets, [[but]] [[not]] in Attic [[prose]]), Mt 10:39 11:29, Lk 1:30, Ac 7:46, II Ti 1:18, al. (cf. ἀν-ευρίσκω).

|lsmtext='''εὑρίσκω:''' παρατ. <i>ηὕρισκον</i> ή <i>εὕρ-</i>, μέλ. [[εὑρήσω]], αόρ. βʹ [[εὗρον]] ή <i>ηὗρον</i>, Επικ. απαρ. [[εὑρέμεναι]]· παρακ. [[εὕρηκα]] — Μέσ., μέλ. <i>εὑρήσομαι</i>, αόρ. βʹ [[εὑρόμην]] ή Αττ. <i>ηὑρ-</i>· αόρ. αʹ [[εὑράμην]] — Παθ., μέλ. <i>εὑρεθήσομαι</i>· επίσης Μέσ. (με Παθ. [[σημασία]]) <i>εὑρήσομαι</i>· αόρ. αʹ [[εὑρέθην]], παρακ. <i>ηὕρημαι</i> ή <i>εὕρ-</i>·<br /><b class="num">I. 1.</b> [[βρίσκω]], σε Όμηρ. κ.λπ.· με μτχ., [[βρίσκω]] ότι, σε Ηρόδ.· και σε Παθ., ἢν εὑρεθῇς [[δίκαιος]] ὤν, σε Σοφ.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> με απαρ., εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ [[εἶναι]], βρήκε ότι εκείνο που έπρεπε να γίνει γι' αυτόν ήταν, σε Ηρόδ.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> [[ανευρίσκω]], [[ανακαλύπτω]], σε Όμηρ. κ.λπ.· πρβλ. [[εὕρημα]] II· ομοίως, σε Μέσ., [[βρίσκω]] για λογαριασμό μου, σε Ομήρ. Οδ.<br /><b class="num">III.</b> [[εφευρίσκω]], [[σκαρώνω]], [[σχεδιάζω]], [[επινοώ]], [[μηχανεύομαι]], σε Αισχύλ. κ.λπ. — Μέσ., <i>τὰ δ' ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται</i>, τα έργα γίνονται [[λόγια]], δηλ. μιλούν από [[μόνα]] τους, σε Σοφ.<br /><b class="num">IV.</b> [[βρίσκω]], [[παίρνω]], [[αποκτώ]], σε Πίνδ., Σοφ. κ.λπ. — Μέσ., [[βρίσκω]], [[παίρνω]] για τον εαυτό μου, [[επιφέρω]] στον εαυτό μου, κακὸν [[εὕρετο]], σε Ομήρ. Οδ.· αὐτὸς [[εὑρόμην]] πόνους, σε Αισχύλ.<br /><b class="num">V.</b> λέγεται για εμπορεύματα, [[βρίσκω]] αγοραστή, [[πιάνω]] [[καλή]] [[τιμή]], [[κερδίζω]], πολλὸν [[χρυσίον]] εὑροῦσα, έχοντας πιάσει [[καλή]] [[τιμή]], σε Ηρόδ.· <i>ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντος</i>, πουλάει σε ό,τι [[τιμή]] θα πιάσει, σε τυχαία [[τιμή]], σε Ξεν.

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[find]] (τ 158)<br />Other forms: Aor. [[εὑρεῖν]], ind. [[εὗρον]] (Il.; later also [[ηὗρον]]), fut. [[εὑρήσω]] (h. Merc. 302, Ion.-Att.), perf. [[εὕρηκα]], <b class="b3">-ημαι</b> (<b class="b3">ηὕρ-</b>), aor. pass. [[εὑρεθῆναι]] with fut. [[εὑρεθήσομαι]] (Ion.-Att.)<br />Compounds: often with prefix, e. g. <b class="b3">ἀν-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐξ-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐφ-</b>. As 1. member <b class="b3">εὑρησι-</b> (later <b class="b3">εὑρεσι-</b>) in <b class="b3">εὑρησι-επής</b> <b class="b2">who finds ἔπη, epic poet</b> (Pi.), <b class="b3">εὑρησι-λογέω</b> [[find grounds]], [[find excuses]] and <b class="b3">-λογία</b> <b class="b2">abitlity, to find grounds, eristics, making empty words</b> (hell.; after the compp. in <b class="b3">-λογέω</b>, <b class="b3">-λογία</b>, cf. Schwyzer 726; on the meaning Zucker Philol. 82, 256ff.); with <b class="b3">εὑρησί-λογος</b> (Corn. a. o.).<br />Derivatives: derivv., also from the prefixcompp. (not noted): [[εὕρημα]], later [[εὕρεμα]] (Schwyzer 523) [[find]] (Ion.-Att.), [[εὕρεσις]] [[discovery]] (Ion.-Att.; [[εὕρησις]] Apollod.; vgl. Fraenkel 1, 187 n. 1); [[εὕρετρα]] pl. [[finder-reward]] (Ulp.); [[εὑρετής]] [[discoverer]] (Att.) with f. [[εὑρετίς]], <b class="b3">-έτις</b> (S. Fr. 101 [uncertain], D. S.); also [[εὑρέτρια]] (D. S., pap.; Chantraine Formation 104ff., Schwyzer 475 ); [[Εὑρέσιος]] surname of [[Ζεύς]] = Iupiter Inventor (D. H.; after [[Ίκέσιος]] a. o.); [[εὑρετικός]] [[of a dicoverer]] (Pl.), [[εὑρετός]] [[to find]] (Hp., S.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The original confective meaning of [[εὑρίσκειν]] makes it probable, that the aorist will be archaic. Beside it was prob. an old perfect, seen in <b class="b3">εὕρη-κα</b>. After it came [[εὑρήσω]]; the latest member (beside [[εὑρεθῆναι]]) was the present [[εὑρίσκειν]] (quantity of the [[ι]] unknown), which was therefore an innovation. - The aorist [[εὑρεῖν]] can be a thematic root formation for <b class="b3">*ἐ-Ϝρεῖν</b>, with <b class="b3">ἐ-</b> as prothetic (which would mean <b class="b2">*h₁w(e)r-</b> ?) or from the ind. <b class="b3">*ἔ-Ϝρ-ον</b> (for <b class="b3">*ἠ-Ϝρ-ον</b>?); the aspiration secondary after [[ἑλεῖν]] a. o.? Or was it a reduplicated aorist <b class="b3">*Ϝε-Ϝρεῖν</b> with dissimilatory loss of the anlauting <b class="b3">Ϝ-</b> and secondary aspiration. - A reduplicated formation is found also in OIr. preterite <b class="b2">-fúar</b> [[I found]] < IE <b class="b2">*u̯e-u̯r-</b> (pres. [[fo-gabim]]); the pass. <b class="b2">-frīth</b> [[inventum est]], which as IE <b class="b2">*u̯rē-to-</b> agrees with <b class="b3">*Ϝρη-</b> in <b class="b3">-Ϝέ-Ϝρη-κα</b> (> [[εὕρηκα]]). Also in OCS <b class="b2">ob-rětъ</b> [[I found]] IE <b class="b2">*u̯rē-t-</b> has been supposed. - A full grade <b class="b2">u̯er-</b> is seen in Arm. [[gerem]] (sec. aorist <b class="b2">gerec̣i</b>) [[take prisoner]]. - Lit. in Schwyzer 709 n. 2. - See now Taillardat, RPh. 34 (1960) 232-235: from <b class="b2">*su̯er-</b>, with <b class="b2">*sesure</b> > [[εὗρε]] (?).