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θηράω, to hunt

θηρ-άω, fut. -άσω [ᾱ] S. Ph. 958, E. IT 1426, X. An. 4.5.24, etc.: aor. 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. III): (θήρ, θήρα):—
  • hunt, chase, λαγώς, σφῆκας, X. An. l.c., HG 4.2.12, etc.; καί μʼ οὓς ἐθήρων πρόσθε θηράσουσι νῦν S. Ph. 958; of fishermen, catch, Arist. Fr. 76: metaph., catch or capture, καί σʼ εἷλε θηρῶνθʼ 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.
      • 2 metaph., hunt after a thing, pursue it eagerly, τυραννίδα S. OT 542; θηρᾶν οὐ πρέπει τἀμήχανα Id. Ant. 92; μυρίαι κόραι θηρῶσι λέκτρον τοὐμόν E. IA 960; ἥμαρτον ἢ θηρῶ τι; have I missed or do I hit the quarry? A. Ag. 1194; τί χρῆμα θηρῶν; E. Supp. 115; reach, attain to, τι Pi. I. 4(3).46 (s.v.l.).
      • 3 c. inf., seek, endeavour to do, θηρᾷ γαμεῖν με E. Hel. 63; cf. II.3.
      • 4 = ἐκπράσσω III, θηρήτω δὲ ἁ θοιναρμόστρια IG 5(1).1498 (Messenia, ii B.C.).
    • II Med. like Act., hunt for, fish for, ἐγχέλεις Ar. Eq. 864: abs., οἱ θηρώμενοι hunters, X. Cyn. 11.2.
      • 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. 1.263 S.
      • 3 c. inf., seek, endeavour, ὅς με θηρᾶται λαβεῖν E. Hel. 545; πεῖράν τινʼ ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι θηρώμενον S. Aj. 2.
    • III Pass., to be hunted, pursued, πρὸς ἄτης θηραθεῖσαι A. Pr. 1072; ὑπʼ ἀνδρῶν E. Ba. 732; Ἀλκιβιάδης διὰ κάλλος ὑπὸ γυναικῶν θηρώμενος X. Mem. 1.2.24.—Cf. θηρεύω.

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