Scaife ATLAS

θηράω θηράω, θήρα to hunt or chase wild beasts, Soph., Xen.:—of men, to catch, capture, Xen.: metaph. to captivate, Xen.:— θ. πόλιν to seek to destroy it, Aesch. metaph., like Lat. venari, to hunt after a thing, pursue it eagerly, Trag.:—c. inf. to seek or endeavour to do, Eur.; and in Mid., Soph., Eur. Mid. much like Act. to hunt for, fish for, ἐγχέλεις Ar.; absol., οἱ θηρώμενοι hunters, Xen. metaph. to cast about for, seek after, Hdt., Eur., etc. Pass. to be hunted, pursued, Aesch., etc.

ShortDef

to hunt

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Headword:

θηράω

Headword (normalized):

θηράω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

θηραω

IDX:

15272

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15285

Key:

qhra/w

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