θηράω
θηρ-άω, fut.
-άσω [ᾱ]
S. Ph. 958 ,
E. IT 1426 ,
X. An. 4.5.24 , etc.: aor.
A). ἐθήρᾱσα A. Pers. 233 ,
E. Ba. 1215 ,
X. Cyr. 1.4.10 : pf.
τεθήρᾱκα ib.
2.4.16 ; Thess. pf. part.
πεφειράκοντες IG 9(2).536 :— Med., fut.
θηράσομαι (which, acc. to
Moer., is the true Att. fut.)
E. Ba. 228 ,
IT 1324 : aor.
ἐθηρᾱσάμην S. Ph. 1007 ,
E. Hipp. 919 :—., Pass., fut.
-ᾱθήσομαι Gp. 12.9.2 : aor.
ἐθηράθην (v. infr.
111 ):(
θήρ, θήρα):—
hunt, chase,
λαγώς, σφῆκας,
X. An. l.c.,
HG 4.2.12 , etc.;
καί μ’ οὓς ἐθήρων πρόσθε θηράσουσι νῦν S. Ph. 958 ; of fishermen,
catch,
Arist. Fr. 76 : metaph.,
catch or
capture,
καί σ’ εἷλε θηρῶνθ’ ἡ τύχη S. OC 1026 , cf.
Ph. 1007 ,
X. An. 5.1.9 :
captivate,
Id. Mem. 2.6.28 ,
3.11.7 ;
θ. πόλιν seek to destroy it,
A. Pers. 233 .
3). c. inf.,
seek, endeavour to do,
θηρᾷ γαμεῖν με E. Hel. 63 ; cf. 11.3.
4). =
ἐκπράσσω 111 ,
θηρήτω δὲ ἁ θοιναρμόστρια IG 5(1).1498 (Messenia, ii B.C.).
2). more freq. metaph.,
seek after,
ἐμέτοισι θηρώμενοι τὴν ὑγιείην Hdt. 2.77 ;
μαστοῖς ἔλεον θ.
E. Or. 568 ;
τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης δόξαν D. 61.21 , etc.;
θ. πυρὸς πηγήν find, discover it,
A. Pr. 109 ;
expect to derive,
τι παρά τινων Phld. Rh. 1.263S. 3). c. inf.,
seek, endeavour,
ὅς με θηρᾶται λαβεῖν E. Hel. 545 ;
πεῖράν τιν’ ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι θηρώμενον S. Aj. 2 .
ShortDef
to hunt
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Headword (normalized):
θηράω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
θηραω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-48719
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">θηρ-άω</span>, fut. <span class="foreign greek">-άσω [ᾱ</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:958" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:958/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 958 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1426" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1426/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1426 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:5:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:5:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 4.5.24 </a>, etc.: aor. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἐθήρᾱσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:233" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:233/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 233 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1215" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1215/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 1215 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:4:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 1.4.10 </a>: pf. <span class="foreign greek">τεθήρᾱκα</span> ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:16/canonical-url/"> 2.4.16 </a>; Thess. pf. part. <span class="quote greek">πεφειράκοντες</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 9(2).536 </span> :— Med., fut. <span class="foreign greek">θηράσομαι</span> (which, acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Moer.</span></span>, is the true Att. fut.) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 228 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1324" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1324/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1324 </a>: aor. <span class="quote greek">ἐθηρᾱσάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1007" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1007/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1007 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:919" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:919/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 919 </a>:—., Pass., fut. <span class="quote greek">-ᾱθήσομαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gp.</span> 12.9.2 </span> : aor. <span class="foreign greek">ἐθηράθην</span> (v. infr. <span class="bibl"> 111 </span>):(<span class="etym greek">θήρ, θήρα</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hunt, chase</span>, <span class="foreign greek">λαγώς, σφῆκας</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> </span>l.c., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:2:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:2:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.2.12 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">καί μ’ οὓς ἐθήρων πρόσθε θηράσουσι νῦν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:958" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:958/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 958 </a> ; of fishermen, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">catch</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 76 </a>: metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">catch</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">capture</span>, <span class="quote greek">καί σ’ εἷλε θηρῶνθ’ ἡ τύχη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1026" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1026/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1026 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1007" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1007/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1007 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 5.1.9 </a>: <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">captivate</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:6:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:6:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 2.6.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:11:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:11:7/canonical-url/"> 3.11.7 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">θ. πόλιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seek to destroy</span> it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:233" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:233/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 233 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hunt after</span> a thing, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pursue</span> it <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">eagerly</span>, <span class="quote greek">τυραννίδα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:542" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:542/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 542 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θηρᾶν οὐ πρέπει τἀμήχανα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 92 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μυρίαι κόραι θηρῶσι λέκτρον τοὐμόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:960" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:960/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 960 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἥμαρτον ἢ θηρῶ τι</span>; have I missed or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">do I hit the quarry?</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1194" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1194/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1194 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τί χρῆμα θηρῶν</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 115 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reach, attain to</span>, <span class="itype greek">τι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).46 </a> (s.v.l.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. inf., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seek, endeavour</span> to do, <span class="quote greek">θηρᾷ γαμεῖν με</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 63 </a> ; cf. 11.3. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">ἐκπράσσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:111/canonical-url/"> 111 </a>, <span class="quote greek">θηρήτω δὲ ἁ θοιναρμόστρια</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).1498 </span> (Messenia, ii B.C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Med. like Act., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hunt for, fish for</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐγχέλεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:864" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:864/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 864 </a> : abs., <span class="foreign greek">οἱ θηρώμενοι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hunters</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:11.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 11.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> more freq. metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seek after</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐμέτοισι θηρώμενοι τὴν ὑγιείην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.77 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μαστοῖς ἔλεον θ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:568" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:568/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 568 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης δόξαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg061.perseus-grc1:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg061.perseus-grc1:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 61.21 </a> , etc.; <span class="foreign greek">θ. πυρὸς πηγήν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">find, discover</span> it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:109" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:109/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 109 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">expect to derive</span>, <span class="quote greek">τι παρά τινων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1.263S. </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. inf., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seek, endeavour</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὅς με θηρᾶται λαβεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:545" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:545/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 545 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πεῖράν τιν’ ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι θηρώμενον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 2 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be hunted, pursued</span>, <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἄτης θηραθεῖσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1072" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1072/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1072 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑπ’ ἀνδρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:732" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:732/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 732 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Ἀλκιβιάδης διὰ κάλλος ὑπὸ γυναικῶν θηρώμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:2:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:2:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 1.2.24 </a> .—Cf. <span class="foreign greek">θηρεύω</span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}