ζητέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from unattested *ζᾱτός (*zātós), from the same root of δίζημαι (dízēmai, to seek), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-, whence ζῆλος (zêlos, zeal) and ζημία (zēmía, damage, loss).

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Verb

ζητέω (zētéō)

  1. to seek, search after, look for
    • 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 5, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata:
      ἡ μὲν οὖν Εἰρήνη βάλλει ὑπὲρ τὸν Δημήτριον τὴν σφαῖραν. ὁ δὲ παῖς ἀπέρχεται καὶ ζητεῖ αὐτήν
      hē mèn oûn Eirḗnē bállei hupèr tòn Dēmḗtrion tḕn sphaîran. ho dè paîs apérkhetai kaì zēteî autḗn
      But then Irene threw the ball over Demetrius. So the boy went away seeking the ball.
    • 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 5, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata:
      οὗτος δὲ εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ σήμερον πορεύεται. τὶ ἐνθάδε ζητεῖς;
      hoûtos dè eis toùs agroùs autoû sḗmeron poreúetai. tì entháde zēteîs;
      But he is being carried towards his fields today. What are you looking for here?
  2. to inquire into, examine, consider
  3. to strive for, desire, wish

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