ματεύω
ματεύω
μᾰτεύω,
*μάω
like μαστεύω,
to seek, search, Il., Soph.
c. acc. pers. to seek after, seek for, search after, properly of hounds casting for the scent, Aesch.; then generally, Aesch., Soph., etc.
c. inf. to seek or strive to do, Pind., Soph.
c. acc. loci, to search, explore, Theocr.