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verb transitive

examine (a place): P. and V. ἐρευνᾶν (Euripides, Hecuba 1174), Ar. ματεύειν.

every side has been searched: V. πᾶν ἐστίβηται πλευρὸν (Sophocles, Ajax 874).

seek: P. and V. ζητεῖν, ἐρευνᾶν, V. ἐξερευνᾶν.

examine: P. and V. ἐξετάζειν, σκοπεῖν, διασκοπεῖν.

seek for: P. and V. μετέρχεσθαι (acc.), ζητεῖν (acc.), ἐρευνᾶν (acc.), P. ἐπιζητεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. μεθήκειν (acc.), V. ματεύειν (acc.), μαστεύειν (acc.), μεταστείχειν (acc.), μετοίχεσθαι (acc.).

track: P. and V. ἰχνεύειν (acc.) (Plato), V. ἐξιχνεύειν (acc.); see track.

search beforehand: V. προὐξερευνᾶν (acc.).

substantive

P. and V. ζήτησις, ἡ, ζήτημα, τό, V. ἔρευνα, ἡ.

make search for: V. ἔρευναν ἔχειν (gen.).

in search of: P. and V. κατά (acc.).

why send you not someone in search of the man? V. πῶς… ἀνδρὸς κατὰ ζήτησιν οὐ πέμπεις τινά; (Sophocles, Trachiniae 54).