εὑρίσκω
I. "to find", Hom., etc.:—c. part. "to find that", Hdt.; and in Pass., ἢν εὑρεθῆις δίκαιος ὤν Soph.
2. c. inf., εὕρισκε πρῆγμά οἱ εἶναι "found" that the thing for him was, Hdt.
II. "to find out, discover", Hom., etc.; cf. εὕρημα II:—so in Mid. "to find out for oneself", Od.
III. "to devise, invent", Aesch., etc.:—Mid., τὰ δ᾽ ἔργα τοὺς λόγους εὑρίσκεται deeds "make themselves" words, i. e. speak for themselves, Soph.
IV. "to find, get, gain, procure", Pind., Soph., etc.:—Mid. "to get for oneself, bring on oneself", κακὸν εὕρετο Od.; αὐτὸς εὑρόμην πόνους Aesch.
V. of merchandise, "to find" a purchaser, "to fetch, earn", πολλὸν χρυσίον εὑροῦσα "having fetched" a large sum, Hdt.; ἀποδίδοται τοῦ εὑρόντος sells "for what it will fetch", Xen.