Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

εὑρίσκω

Vocabulary form: 
euJrivskw
Definition: 

I find

Frequency: 
176
GK: 
2351
Root: 
euJr
Forms: 
(eu{riskon), euJrhvsw, eu|ron and eu|ra, eu{rhka, -, euJrevqhn
Cognates: 

Heuristic is an adjective that describes a person who learns by discovery.

Eureka, meaning "I found it," is an interjection used by Archimedes when he discovered how to measure the purity of the king's gold crown.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Lord now indeed I find
thy power and thine alone.

Notes: 

An h is inserted after the tense stem in the future active, just as in givnomai.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 11:24 “When the unclean spirit departs from a person, it travels through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding (heuriskon | εὑρίσκον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) one; then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I departed.’
Luke 11:25 When the spirit returns, it finds (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) the house swept and put in order.
Luke 12:37 Fortunate are those servants whom the master finds (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) awake when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself for service, have them recline at table, and will come and serve them.
Luke 12:38 If he comes in the second or in the third watch and finds (heurē | εὕρῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) it so, those ones are fortunate.
Luke 12:43 Fortunate is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) doing so.
Luke 13:6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) none.
Luke 13:7 And he said to the vineyard worker, ‘Look, for three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and I (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) find (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) none. Remove it. Why should it use up the soil?’
Luke 15:4 “Which man among you, who has a hundred sheep, should he lose one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds (heurē | εὕρῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) it?
Luke 15:5 And when he finds (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) it, would he not place it on his shoulders, rejoicing?
Luke 15:6 And when he returns to his house, would he not call together his friends and his neighbors, and say to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) my sheep that was lost’?
Luke 15:8 “Or what woman, who has ten silver coins, should she lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search diligently until she finds (heurē | εὕρῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) it?
Luke 15:9 And when she finds (heurousa | εὑροῦσα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) it, would she not call together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) the coin that I had lost’?
Luke 15:24 for this, my son, was dead, and has come back to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ (heurethē | εὑρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) So they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:32 We had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours, was dead and has come alive; he (heurethē | εὑρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) was lost and has been found.’” (heurethē | εὑρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg)
Luke 17:18 Were (heurethēsan | εὑρέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) they (heurethēsan | εὑρέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) not found (heurethēsan | εὑρέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), so as to return and give praise to God, except this foreigner?”
Luke 18:8 I tell you, he will vindicate them without delay; but will (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) the Son of Man, when he comes, find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) faith on earth?”
Luke 19:30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, where, as you enter, you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Luke 19:32 Those who were sent away left and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) everything just as he has described it to them.
Luke 19:48 but they (heuriskon | εὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) could (heuriskon | εὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) not find (heuriskon | εὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) what they might do, because all the people were hanging on his words.
Luke 22:13 So they (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) went and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) everything as he had said to them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
Luke 22:45 When he rose from prayer, he (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) went back to the disciples and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them sleeping from grief.
Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We (heuramen | εὕραμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) found (heuramen | εὕραμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) this man trying to mislead our nation, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming himself to be Christ, a king.”
Luke 23:4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) find (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) no basis for a charge against this man.”
Luke 23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was trying to mislead the people. And indeed, having examined him in your presence, I found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) no basis for your charges against this man.
Luke 23:22 A third time he spoke to them, “What evil did this man do? I (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) have (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.”
Luke 24:2 They found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Luke 24:3 and going inside they (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) did (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) not find (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 24:23 and not finding (heurousai | εὑροῦσαι | aor act ptcp nom pl fem) his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.
Luke 24:24 Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
Luke 24:33 So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, where they found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) the eleven and those with them gathered together,
John 1:41 The first thing he did was to find (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) his own brother Simon and say to him, “We have found (heurēkamen | εὑρήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”).
John 1:43 The following day Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he met (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
John 1:45 Philip found (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) Nathanael and told him, “We (heurēkamen | εὑρήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) have (heurēkamen | εὑρήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) found (heurēkamen | εὑρήκαμεν | perf act ind 1 pl) the one of whom Moses wrote in the law, and of whom the prophets wrote — Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man from Nazareth.”
John 2:14 In the temple he found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) people selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
John 5:14 Later on Jesus found (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) him in the temple and said to him, “See, you have been healed! Do not sin any longer, so that nothing worse happens to you.”
John 6:25 And when they found (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
John 7:34 You will look for me, but you (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) will (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) not find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) me; and where I am, you cannot go.”
John 7:35 Then the Jews said to one another, “Where is this man about to go that we will (heurēsomen | εὑρήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) not find (heurēsomen | εὑρήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) him? Surely he is not going to go to our people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
John 7:36 What can it mean, this saying of his: ‘You will look for me but you (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) will (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) not find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) me,’ and ‘Where I am you cannot go’?”
John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
John 10:9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved; he will come in and go out and find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) pasture.
John 11:17 Now when Jesus arrived, he found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
John 12:14 And Jesus found (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written,
John 18:38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” And having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) no basis for an accusation against him.
John 19:4 Once more Pilate went out and said to them, “Look, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) find (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) no basis for an accusation against him.”
John 19:6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him; for I find (heuriskō | εὑρίσκω | pres act ind 1 sg) no basis for an accusation against him.”
John 21:6 He said to them, “Cast your net to the right side of the boat and you will catch (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) some.” So they cast it there, and then they were unable to haul in the net, because of the large number of fish.
Acts 4:21 And when they had threatened them further, they let them go, for (heuriskontes | εὑρίσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) they (heuriskontes | εὑρίσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) could (heuriskontes | εὑρίσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) not find (heuriskontes | εὑρίσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) how to punish them on account of the people, since they all were praising God for what had happened.
Acts 5:10 And she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) her dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
Acts 5:22 But when the officers came, they (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) did (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) not find (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

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