ζητέω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.ζᾱτεύωAlcm.vb Aeol.fem.nom.ptcpl.Theoc.neut.impers.vbl.adj. seekby looking or searchinglook for, seek outpersons, animals, places, thingsIl. Hes. hHom. Hdt. S. E.w.indir.q.a placewhere one may do sthg.E. intr.searchhHom. Ar. Isoc. pass.of persons or thingsbe soughtS. Antipho Th. Ar. seekby inquiryask fora personE. X. try to obtain or bring aboutmaterial or advantageous thingsseeka livelihood, safety, an alliance, the impossible, or sim.Hes. Alcm. Sol. Thgn. Hdt. Trag. of persons, during a faminefeel the want offoodHdt. try, attemptw.inf.to do sthg.Hdt. Trag. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl. wish for, desirew.acc. + inf.sthg. to be the caseIsoc. Pl. seek knowledgetry to discoverfind outfacts, the truth, or sim.E. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.a personi.e. his identityAr.w.indir.q.whatwhether sthg., or sim.is the caseTh. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.asksomeonew.dir.q.where is such and such?Ar.w.indir.q.what is the caseX. inquire into, investigate, examinefacts, circumstances, phenomenaS. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.intr.inquire, investigateAtt.orats. Pl.pass.of thingsbe the object of inquiryPl. Is. D.

ShortDef

to seek, seek for

Debugging

Headword:

ζητέω

Headword (normalized):

ζητέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ζητεω

Intro Text:

ζητέω

dial.ζᾱτέωTheoc.contr.vbalsoζητεύωHes. hHom.

IDX:

19629

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-19630

Key:

Senses and Citations (From Data)

Citations (From Models)

No citations.

Data

{
  "headword": "ζητέω",
  "data": {
    "headword_display": "<b>ζητέω</b>",
    "content": "<VE><vHG><HL>ζητέω</HL><DL><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmHL>ζᾱτέω</FmHL><Au>Theoc.</Au></DL><PS>contr.vb</PS><vHG2><Lbl>also</Lbl><HL2>ζητεύω<Au>Hes. hHom.</Au></HL2><DL><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmHL>ζᾱτεύω</FmHL><Au>Alcm.</Au></DL><PS>vb</PS></vHG2></vHG> <FG><Tns><Lbl>Aeol.fem.nom.ptcpl.</Lbl><Form>ζᾱ́τεισα</Form><Au>Theoc.</Au></Tns><Vc><Tns><Lbl>neut.impers.vbl.adj.</Lbl><Form>ζητητέον</Form></Tns></Vc></FG> <vS1><Def>seek<Expl>by looking or searching</Expl></Def><Tr>look for, seek out</Tr><Obj>persons, animals, places, things<Au>Il. Hes. hHom. Hdt. S. E.<NBPlus/></Au></Obj><Cmpl><GLbl>w.indir.q.</GLbl><Indic>a place</Indic>where one may do sthg.<Au>E.</Au></Cmpl> <vS2><Indic>intr.</Indic><Tr>search</Tr><Au>hHom. Ar. Isoc.<NBPlus/></Au></vS2> <vSGrm><GLbl>pass.</GLbl><Indic>of persons or things</Indic><Def>be sought</Def><Au>S. Antipho Th. Ar.<NBPlus/></Au></vSGrm> </vS1> <vS1><Def>seek<Expl>by inquiry</Expl></Def><Tr>ask for</Tr><Obj>a person<Au>E. X.</Au></Obj> </vS1> <vS1><Def>try to obtain or bring about<Expl>material or advantageous things</Expl></Def><vS2><Tr>seek</Tr><Obj>a livelihood, safety, an alliance, the impossible, or sim.<Au>Hes. Alcm. Sol. Thgn. Hdt. Trag.<NBPlus/></Au></Obj></vS2> </vS1> <vS1><Indic>of persons, during a famine</Indic><Tr>feel the want of</Tr><Obj>food<Au>Hdt.</Au></Obj> </vS1> <vS1><Tr>try, attempt</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.inf.</GLbl>to do sthg.<Au>Hdt. Trag. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl> <vS2><Tr>wish for, desire</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.acc. + inf.</GLbl>sthg. to be the case<Au>Isoc. Pl.</Au></Cmpl></vS2> </vS1> <vS1><Def>seek knowledge</Def><vS2><Tr>try to discover<or/>find out</Tr><Obj>facts, the truth, or sim.<Au>E. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></Obj><Obj>a person<Expl>i.e. his identity</Expl><Au>Ar.</Au></Obj><Cmpl><GLbl>w.indir.q.</GLbl>what<Prnth>whether sthg., or sim.</Prnth>is the case<Au>Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></Cmpl></vS2><vS2><Tr>ask<Expl>someone</Expl></Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.dir.q.</GLbl>where is such and such?<Au>Ar.</Au></Cmpl><Cmpl><GLbl>w.indir.q.</GLbl>what is the case<Au>X.</Au></Cmpl></vS2> </vS1> <vS1><Tr>inquire into, investigate, examine</Tr><Obj>facts, circumstances, phenomena<Au>S. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></Obj><vS2><Indic>intr.</Indic><Tr>inquire, investigate</Tr><Au>Att.orats. Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></vS2><vSGrm><GLbl>pass.</GLbl><Indic>of things</Indic><Def>be the object of inquiry</Def><Au>Pl. Is. D.</Au></vSGrm> </vS1> </VE>",
    "key": "ζητέω"
  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-19630"
}