ηὕρισκον

εὑρίσκω

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εὑρίσκω

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εὑρίσκω

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εὑρίσκω

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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.OT 546

, 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.OT 108

, E.IA 1105, 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. OT 839, OC 946: 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.OC 1078

(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. UPZ 112vi9 (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.).

κατα-φῠγή, ἡ,

A place of refuge, Hdt.7.46;

ἔχει γὰρ καταφυγὴν θὴρ μὲν πέτραν, δοῦλος δὲ βωμούς E.Supp. 267

; κ. σωτηρίας a safe retreat, Id.Or. 724;

μηδεμίαν ἔχειν κ. Isoc.14.55

;

μόνην οἴονται κ. εἶναι τοὺς φίλους Arist.EN 1155a12

;

κύριος κ. μου LXX Ex.17.15

;

ἐπί τινα κ. πεποιῆσθαι Sammelb.4638.29

(ii B.C.), etc.

2 c. gen. obj., κ. κακῶν refuge from.., E.Or. 448 (pl.);

τῶν ἀκουσίων ἁμαρτημάτων κ. εἶναι τοὺς βωμούς Th.4.98

;

κ. ποιεῖσθαι εἰς τέκνα E.Or. 567

(pl.), cf. Antipho 1.4;

ηὕρισκον κ. αὑτοῖς εἰς θεούς Pl.Lg. 699b

, etc.;

ἡ εἰς τοὺς νόμους κ. Hyp.Eux.10

;

ἐμοὶ πόλις ἐστὶ καὶ κ. καὶ νόμος ὁ δεσπότης Men. 581

.

II way of escape, excuse,

μεγάλων ἀδικημάτων D.46.9

, cf. 54.21 (pl.).

εὑρίσκω (s. prec. entry; Hom.+) impf. εὕρισκον (also ηὕρισκον Ex 15:22; Da 6:5 LXX; Mel., P. [consistently]); fut. εὑρήσω; 2 aor. εὗρον, and mixed forms 1 pl. εὕραμεν (BGU 1095, 10 [57 A.D.]; Sb 6222, 12 [III A.D.]) Lk 23:2, 3 pl. εὕροσαν LXX,-ωσαν GJs 24:3 (s. deStrycker p. 247), εὕρησαν 10:1 (s. deStrycker p. 245); pf. εὕρηκα. Mid. 2 aor. εὑράμην Hb 9:12 (B-D-F §81, 3; s. Mlt-H. 208). Pass.: pres. εὑρίσκομαι; impf. 3 sg. ηὑρίσκετο; 1 fut. εὑρεθήσομαι (W-S. §15 s.v.); 1 aor. εὑρέθην (also ηὑ-LXX); perf. εὕρημαι LXX.

① to come upon someth. either through purposeful search or accidentally, find

ⓐ after seeking, find, discover, come upon, abs. (opp. ζητεῖν, Pla., Gorg. 59 p. 503d; Epict. 4, 1, 51 ζήτει καὶ εὑρήσεις; PTebt 278, 30 [I A.D.] ζήτῶι καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκωι) Mt 7:7f; Lk 11:9f; Ox 654 (=ASyn. 247, 20) preface 5 (restored Fitzmyer); GHb 70, 17; τινὰ ζητεῖν κ. εὑ. (3 Km 1:3) 2 Ti 1:17. τινὰ or τὶ ζητεῖν κ. οὐχ εὑ. (PGiss 21, 5; Sextus 28; 4 Km 2:17; 2 Esdr 17:64; Ps 9:36; Pr 1:28; SSol 5:6; Ezk 22:30; TestJob 40:7 ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὴν καὶ μὴ εὑρών) Mt 12:43; 26:60; Mk 14:55; Lk 11:24; 13:6f; J 7:34, 36; Rv 9:6. εὑ. τινά Mk 1:37; Lk 2:45; 2 Cor 2:13. τὶ Mt 7:14; 13:46; 18:13; Lk 24:3. νομήν pasture J 10:9 (cp. La 1:6); Ac 7:11; σπήλαιον GJs 18:1; τὸ πτῶμα 24:3. The obj. acc. can be supplied fr. the context Mt 2:8; Ac 11:26; GJs 21:2 (not pap). W. the place given ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ Ac 5:22. πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης J 6:25. Pass. w. neg. εἴ τις οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῆς ζωῆς γεγραμμένος if anyone(’s name) was not found written in the book of life Rv 20:15 (cp. PHib 48, 6 [255 B.C.] οὐ γὰρ εὑρίσκω ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις; 2 Esdr 18:14). The pass. w. neg. can also mean: no longer to be found, despite a thorough search= disappear (PRein 11, 11 [III B.C.]) of Enoch οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο Hb 11:5 (Gen 5:24). ὄρη οὐχ εὑρέθησαν Rv 16:20; cp. 18:21. The addition of the neg., which is actually found in the Sahidic version, would clear up the best-attested and difficult rdg. of 2 Pt 3:10 καὶ γῆ καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται; other proposals in Nestle. See also Danker 2 below.

ⓑ accidentally, without seeking find, come upon τινά someone (PGen 54, 31 εὑρήκαμεν τὸν πραιπόσιτον; Gen 4:14f; 18:28ff; 1 Km 10:2; 3 Km 19:19; Sir 12:17; TestSol 18:21; Just., A II, 11, 3) Mt 18:28; 27:32; J 1:41a (Diog. L. 1, 109 τὸν ἀδελφὸν εὑρών=he came upon his brother), 43, 45; 5:14; 9:35; Ac 13:6; 18:2; 19:1; 28:14. Foll. by ἐν w. dat. to designate the place (3 Km 11:29; 2 Ch 21:17; 1 Macc 2:46; Herodian 3, 8, 6) Mt 8:10; Lk 7:9; J 2:14; τὶ someth. (Gen 11:2; 26:19; Judg 15:15; 4 Km 4:39 al.; Just., D. 86, 5) Mt 13:44 (Biogr. p. 324 εὑρὼν θησαυρόν); 17:27; Lk 4:17; J 12:14 (Phot., Bibl. 94 p. 74b on Iambl. Erot. [Hercher I 222, 38] εὑρόντες ὄνους δύο ἐπέβησαν); Ac 17:23. Pass. be found, find oneself, be (Dt 20:11; 4 Km 14:14; 1 Esdr 1:19; 8:13; Bar 1:7; TestSol 7:6; GrBar 4:11) Φ. εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον Philip found himself or was present at Azotus Ac 8:40 (cp. Esth 1:5 τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τοῖς εὑρεθεῖσιν εἰς τ. πόλιν; also s. 4 Km 2), on the other hand, a Semitic phrase … אֱשְׁתַּכַּח בְּ=to arrive in, or at, may underlie the expr. here and in εὑρεθῆναι εἰς τ. βασιλείαν Hs 9, 13, 2 (s. MBlack, Aramaic Studies and the NT, JTS 49, ’48, 164). οὐδὲ τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῶν ἔτι ἐν τ. οὐρανῷ there was no longer any place for them in heaven Rv 12:8 (s. Da 2:35 Theod.); cp. 18:22, 24. οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τ. στόματι αὐτοῦ 1 Pt 2:22; 1 Cl 16:10 (both Is 53:9); cp. Rv 14:5 (cp. Zeph 3:13). ἵνα εὑρεθῶ ἐν αὐτῷ (i.e. Χριστῷ) that I might be found in Christ Phil 3:9 (JMoffatt, ET 24, 1913, 46).

ⓒ w. acc. and ptc. or adj., denoting the state of being or the action in which someone or someth. is or is involved (B-D-F §416, 2; s. Rob. 1120f) discover

α. w. ptc. (Thu. 2, 6, 3; Demosth. 19, 332; Epict. 4, 1, 27; PTebt 330, 5 [II A.D.] παραγενομένου εἰς τ. κώμην εὗρον τ. οἰκίαν μου σεσυλημένην; Num 15:32; Tob 7:1 S; 8:13; Da 6:14; 6:12 Theod.; TestSol 1:5 D; TestAbr A 5 p. 82, 25 [Stone p. 12], B 2 p. 109, 15 [Stone p. 60]; TestJob 37:8; ParJer 7:29 al.; Jos., Bell. 6, 136 τ. φύλακας εὗρον κοιμωμένους; Ath. 33, 1) εὑρίσκει σχολάζοντα he finds it unoccupied (that gives the condition for his return: HNyberg, ConNeot 2, ’36, 22–35) Mt 12:44. εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας he found others standing there 20:6 (cp. Jdth 10:6); cp. 21:2; 24:46; 26:40, 43; Mk 11:2; 13:36; 14:37, 40; Lk 2:12; 7:10; 8:35; 11:25; 12:37, 43; 19:30; Ac 5:23; 9:2; 10:27; 27:6; 2 Cl 6:9; ITr 2:2 and oft. εὗρεν αὐτὴν ὀγκωμένην GJs 13:1a; 15:2; εὗρον τὸ αἷμα (πτῶμα pap) αὐτοῦ λίθον γεγενημένον 24:3; εὗρον αὐτὸν ἔτι ζῶντα AcPl Ha 10, 12; εὑρήσετε δύο ἄνδρας προσευχομένους ibid. 19. W. ellipsis of the ptc. εὑρέθη μόνος (sc. ὤν) Lk 9:36. ὁ ὄφις … εὗρεν τὴν Εὔαν μόνην GJs 13:1b; οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον (ὄν) Lk 23:4; cp. vs. 22.

β. w. adj. (TestAbr A 12 p. 91, 24 [Stone p. 30] εὗρεν αὐτῆς ζυγίας τὰς ἁμαρτίας; ApcMos 16) εὗρον αὐτὴν νεκράν Ac 5:10 (TestJob 40:11). εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους 2 Cor 9:4.

γ. elliptically w. a whole clause οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω ὑμᾶς I may find you not as I want (to find you) 2 Cor 12:20. Several times w. καθώς foll.: εὗρον καθὼς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς they found it just as he had told them Mk 14:16; Lk 19:32; GJs 15:2; cp. Lk 22:13. ἵνα … εὑρεθῶσιν καθὼς καὶ ἡμεῖς that they may be found (leading the same kind of life) as we 2 Cor 11:12.

② to discover intellectually through reflection, observation, examination, or investigation, find, discover, transf. sense of 1 (X., Hell. 7, 4, 2; M. Ant. 7, 1; Wsd 3:5; Da 1:20 Theod.; Jos., Ant. 10, 196; Just., A I, 31, 7 al.; Ath. 17, 2 ‘create’ an artistic work) τὶ someth.: I find it to be the rule Ro 7:21. ὧδε εὑ. ἐντολήν here I find a commandment B 9:5. τινά w. ptc. foll. find someone doing someth. (Anonymi Vi. Platonis p. 7, 18 Westerm.) Lk 23:2; Ac 23:29. Likew. τὶ w. ptc. foll. Rv 3:2. τινά w. adj. foll. 2:2. W. ὅτι foll. B 16:7. (TestSol 22:11). Of the result of a judicial investigation εὑ. αἰτίαν θανάτου find a cause for putting to death Ac 13:28. εὑ. αἰτίαν, κακόν, ἀδίκημα ἔν τινι J 18:38; 19:4, 6; Ac 23:9. εἰπάτωσαν τί εὗρον ἀδίκημα let them say what wrong-doing they have discovered 24:20. ποιεῖτε ἵνα εὑρεθῆτε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως act in order that you may pass muster in the day of judgment B 21:6. Cp. 2 Pt 3:10 w. an emendation of καὶ γῇ κατὰ τὰ (for καὶ γῆ καὶ τὰ) ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται (cp. PsSol 17:8) and the earth will be judged according to the deeds done on it (FDanker, ZNW 53, ’62, 82–86).—W. acc. of a price or measure calculated εὗρον they found Ac 19:19; 27:28. W. indir. quest. foll. Lk 5:19 which, by the use of the article, can become an object acc.: εὑ. τὸ τί ποιήσωσιν 19:48. τὸ πῶς κολάσωνται αὐτούς Ac 4:21. W. inf. foll. ἵνα εὕρωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ in order to find a charge against him Lk 6:7; 11:54 D (but there is no accusative with εὕρωσιν; cp. PParis 45, 7 [153 B.C.] προσέχων μὴ εὕρῃ τι κατὰ σοῦ ἰπῖν=εἰπεῖν. For this reason it is perhaps better to conclude that εὑρίσκω with inf.=be able: Astrampsychus p. 5 ln. 14 εἰ εὑρήσω δανείσασθαι ἄρτι=whether I will be able to borrow money now; p. 6 ln. 72; p. 42 Dec. 87, 1. Then the transl. would be: so that they might be able to bring an accusation against him). Of seeking and finding God (Is 55:6; Wsd 13:6, 9; cp. Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 36, Leg. All. 3, 47) Ac 17:27. Pass. εὑρέθην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν I have let myself be found by those who did not seek me Ro 10:20 (Is 65:1).—As נִמְצָא be found, appear, prove, be shown (to be) (Cass. Dio 36, 27, 6; SIG 736, 51; 1109, 73; 972, 65; POxy 743, 25 [2 B.C.]; ParJer 4:5; Jos., Bell. 3, 114; Just., A I, 4, 2; Tat. 41:3; Mel., P. 82, 603; Ath. 24, 4) εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα it was found that she was to become a mother Mt 1:18. εὑρέθη μοι ἡ ἐντολὴ εἰς θάνατον (sc. οὖσα) the commandment proved to be a cause for death to me Ro 7:10. οὐχ εὑρέθησαν ὑποστρέψαντες; were there not found to return? Lk 17:18; cp. Ac 5:39; 1 Cor 4:2 (cp. Sir 44:20); 15:15; 2 Cor 5:3; Gal 2:17; 1 Pt 1:7; Rv 5:4; 1 Cl 9:3; 10:1; B 4:14; Hm 3:5 and oft. ἄσπιλοι αὐτῷ εὑρεθῆναι be found unstained in his judgment 2 Pt 3:14. σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος when he appeared in human form Phil 2:7. εὑρεθήσομαι μαχόμνενος τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου … εὑρεθήσομαι παραδιδοὺς ἀθῶον αἷμα GJs 14:1.

③ to attain a state or condition, find (for oneself), obtain. The mid. is used in this sense in Attic wr. (B-D-F §310, 1; Rob. 814; Phryn. p. 140 Lob.); in our lit. it occurs in this sense only Hb 9:12. As a rule our lit. uses the act. in such cases (poets; Lucian, Lexiph. 18; LXX; Jos., Ant. 5, 41) τὴν ψυχήν Mt 10:39; 16:25. ἀνάπαυσιν (Sir 11:19; 22:13; 28:16; 33:26; ἄνεσιν ApcEsdr 5:10) ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν rest for your souls 11:29. μετανοίας τόπον have an opportunity to repent or for changing the (father’s) mind Hb 12:17. σκήνωμα τῷ θεῷ Ἰακώβ maintain a dwelling for the God of Jacob Ac 7:46b (Ps 131:5). χάριν obtain grace (SSol 8:10 v.l.) Hb 4:16. χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ obtain favor with God Lk 1:30; also ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ Ac 7:46a; GJs 11:2 (LXX as a rule ἐναντίον w. gen.; JosAs 15:14 ἐνώπιόν σου). ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου obtain mercy from the Lord 2 Ti 1:18 (cp. Gen 19:19; Da 3:38).—The restoration [πίστιν εὑρ]ίσκομεν Ox 1081, 26 is not valid; on basis of the Coptic SJCh 90, 2 read w. Till p. 220 app.: [ταῦτα γιγν]ῴσκομεν.—B. 765; RAC VI, 985–1052. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW.

ἐπιζητέω impf. ἐπεζήτουν; fut. ἐπιζητήσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐπεζήτησα; aor. pass. ἐπεζητήθην Tobit 2:8 S (s. ζητέω; Hdt.+).

① to try to find out someth., search for, seek after

ⓐ lit. τινά someone (PHamb 27, 4 [250 B.C.] αὐτὸν ἐπεζήτουν καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον; Jos., Ant. 17, 295) Lk 4:42; Ac 12:19.

ⓑ inquire, want to know περὶ τῆς θεότητος inquire about the Godhead Hm 10, 1, 4 (w. ἐρευνᾶν). περὶ τῶν μορφῶν ὧν ἐπιζητεῖς about the forms of which you made inquiry v 3, 11, 1; want to know someth. (Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 46) Ac 19:39; Hs 6, 4, 1; 9, 16, 1.

ⓒ discuss, debate, dispute (Aristot., EN 9, 9, 2 [1169b, 13] ἐπιζητεῖται πότερον … ἤ=‘it is debated whether … or’) τὰ ἐπιζητούμενα παρʼ ὑμῖν πράγματα the matters that are in dispute (or being discussed) among you 1 Cl 1:1.

② to be seriously interested in or have a strong desire for

ⓐ wish, wish for abs. Dg 11:5. τὶ (Diod S 17, 101, 6; Jos., Ant. 6, 149; 14, 407) Mt 6:32; Lk 12:30; Ro 11:7; Phil 4:17; Hb 11:14. τὴν μέλλουσαν πόλιν 13:14 (cp. Is 62:12). ζωήν Dg 12:6. W. inf. foll. (Polyb. 3, 57, 7; Diod S 19, 8, 4; PTebt 314, 6; TestJob 44:2) Ac 13:7; Dg 11:2. τί ἐπιζητεῖς; what do you want? Hs 7:1.

ⓑ desire, want (Theophr. et al.; PLille 7, 6 [III B.C.]; 1 Macc 7:13) σημεῖον of people who want a sign Mt 12:39; 16:4; Lk 11:29 v.l.—M-M. TW.