ἀγρεύω
Etym. ἄγρα, see also ἀγρέω
1. "to take by hunting or fishing, to catch, take", Hdt., Eur.; also in Mid., θύματ᾽ ἠγρεύσασθ᾽ "ye caught or chose your victim", Eur.; Pass. "to be taken in the chase", Xen.
2. metaph. "to hunt after, thirst for", Eur.; but ἀγρεύειν τινὰ λόγῳ "to catch" him in or by his words, NTest.