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ἀγρεύω

ἀγρεύω, to take by hunting

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ἀγρεύοντες present active participle masculine nominative plural, present active participle masculine vocative plural of ἀγρεύω

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ἀγρ-εύω, fut. εύσω Call. Dian. 85: aor. ἤγρευσα E. Ba. 1204:— Med., v. infr.:—Pass., aor. ἠγρεύθην AP, v. infr.: (ἀγρεύς):—
  • take by hunting or fishing, catch, ἰχθῦς Hdt. 2.95, cf. X. Cyn. 12.6; ἄγραν ἠγρευκότες E. Ba. 434; of war, φιλεῖ . . ἄνδρας . . ἀγρεύειν νέους S. Fr. 554:—also in Med., θύματʼ ἠγρεύσασθε ye caught or chose your victim, E. IT 1163; τί μοι ξίφος ἐκ χερὸς ἠγρεύσω; why didst thou snatch . . ? Id. Andr. 842:—Pass., X. An. 5.3.8, cf. Sphaer.Stoic. 1.142; ἀγρευθεὶς ἤγρευσε AP 9.94 (Isid.), 12.113 (Mel.).
      • 2 metaph., hunt after, thirst for, αἷμα E. Ba. 138; σὰν (sc. Ἀρετᾶς) ἀ. δύναμιν Arist. Fr. 675.11; ὕπνον AP 7.196 (Mel.), cf. 12.125 (Mel.); but ἀγρεύειν τινὰ λόγῳ to catch by his words, Ev.Marc. 12.13.

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