A.find out, discover, Il.18.322, Th.8.66, Pl.R.566b, etc.; ἐ. ὁπόθεν find out from what source . ., Ar. Eq.800; invent, Hdt.1.8, etc.; “βωμολόχον τι” Ar.Eq.1194; ἀριθμόν, μηχανήματ᾽ ἐ., A.Pr.460,469; ἐ. ἐπ᾽ ἐμοὶ δεσμόν ib.97; simply, find, [πόλεώς] σε σωτῆρα ἐ. (sc. ὄντα) S.OT304; “αὐτὸν ἐ. ἐχθίω Φρυγῶν” Id.Aj.1054; “ποῦ τὸν ἄνδρα . . ἐξευρήσομεν;” Ar.Eq.145: c. inf., “ἄλλο τι ἐξευρήκασι . . γενέσθαι” Hdt.1.196; “οὐκ ἐξευρίσκω τι ἄλλο ποιεῖν” POxy. 1588.10 (iv A.D.); ἓν γὰρ πόλλ᾽ ἂν ἐξεύροι μαθεῖν would lead one on to learn, S.OT120:—Pass., Hdt.1.94,al.: impers., ὧδέ σφι ἐς τὴν ἕψησιν τῶν κρεῶν ἐξεύρηται this invention has been made . ., Id.4.61.
3. win, get, procure, “ἀέθλων κράτος” Pi.I.8(7).4; “τὸ κάλλος ἄλγος ἐ.” S.Tr.25; “γαστρὶ μὲν τὰ σύμφορα τόξον τόδ᾽ ἐ.” Id.Ph.288; “νόμους σεαυτῷ” Antipho 5.12; ἄνδρα ἐ., of a girl, Phoen.2.11:—Med., “τὴν τέχνην” Men. l.c.; “παλαίσματα” Theoc.24.114.
II. search a place, “ἁλὸς θέναρ” Pi.I.4(3).56.