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εὕρημα

εὕρημα, an invention, discovery

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εὑρημάτων neuter genitive plural of εὕρημα

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εὕρημα, ατος, τό, later εὕρεμα (q. v.), (εὑρίσκω)
  • invention, discovery, thing discovered not by chance but by thought, Hp. VM 4; ἀριθμῶν καὶ μέτρων εὑρήματα S. Fr. 432; πολλῶν λόγων εὑρήμαθʼ E. Hec. 250, cf. Ar. Nu. 561, Pl. Tht. 150d, al.; τύμπανα, Ῥέας . . εὑ. E. Ba. 59, cf. HF 188; τὰ τῶν ἰατρῶν εὑ. D. 26.26; opp. ὑπηρέτημα, Antipho 1.15.
      • 2 c. gen., invention for or against a thing, remedy, τῆσδε συμφορᾶς E. Hipp. 716.
      • 3 excuse, εἰς συκοφαντίαν POxy. 472.33 (ii A.D.).
    • II that which is found unexpectedly, i.e. much like Ἕρμαιον (q.v.), piece of good luck, windfall, Hdt. 7.155; εὕ. εὕρηκε ib. 10.δʹ, 8.109; εὕ . . . κάλλιστον εὕρηκʼ E. Heracl. 533; εὕ . . . οἷον ηὕρηκας τόδε Id. Med. 716, cf. 553; εὑρήμασι πλούσιος ἐγένετο Hdt. 7.190; εὕ. γίγνεται τόδε E. El. 606; ἐκείνοις δὲ δυστυχοῦσι εὕ. εἶναι διακινδυνεῦσαι Th. 5.46; εὕ. ἐδόκει εἶναι X. An. 7.3.13, cf. Is. 9.26, Herod. 6.30, etc.
      • 2 of a child, foundling, εὕ. δέξατʼ ἐκ Νυμφᾶν S. OT 1106 (lyr.), cf. E. Ion 1349.
    • III (in form εὕρεμα) sum realized by a sale, SIG 1012.11 (Cos, ii/i B.C.); cf. ἀφ-, ὑπερεύρεμα.

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