θηρ-εύω,
aorist 1 ἐθήρευσα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
perfect τεθήρευκα [
Refs]:—
middle,
future -σομαι[
Refs]:
aorist ἐθηρευσάμην [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —
passive,
perfect τεθήρευμαι Lysipp.Comedy texts [
Refs]:
aorist ἐθηρεύθην [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
hunt, θηρεύοντα
while hunting, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; θηρεύειν διὰ κενῆς, of the motions of the hands of dying persons, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
decoy, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) with
accusative,
hunt after, chase, catch, ἀττελέβους [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; θηρία, ὄρνιθας ἀγρίας, μῦν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὶχθῦς [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; [ἐλέφαντας] [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of men, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Τιτυὸν βέλος θήρευσε it
hit, struck him, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive,
to be hunted, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
to be preyed upon, [
Refs];
to be caught, πέδαις [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
metaphorically,
to be captivated, Lysipp.Comedy texts [
Refs]
II.2)
metaphorically,
hunt, seek after, κερδέων μέτρον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡδονάς, ἐπιστήμην, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; [εὐδαιμονίαν] [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὀνόματα, ῥήματα, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. τὸν πλησίον, of an orator, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —Trag. preferred θηράω, except where metre demanded θηρεύω.