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

Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: When his mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found (heurethē | εὑρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 2:8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found (heurēte | εὕρητε | aor act subj 2 pl) him, report back to me, so that I also may go and worship him.”
Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl), knock and it will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks finds (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg), and for everyone who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and few are those who find (heuriskontes | εὑρίσκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) it!
Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following, “I tell you the truth, I (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) have (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) not found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) faith like this in anyone in Israel.
Matthew 10:39 Whoever finds (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) it.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) rest for your souls.
Matthew 12:43 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions in search of a resting place, but finds (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) none.
Matthew 12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it arrives, it finds (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) the house unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Matthew 13:46 and when he found (heurōn | εὑρών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.
Matthew 16:25 For whoever resolves to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) it.
Matthew 17:27 But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find (heurēseis | εὑρήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.”
Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:28 But that same servant then went out and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’
Matthew 20:6 And about the eleventh hour, when he (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) had gone out and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) others standing around, he said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’
Matthew 21:2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and right away you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) a donkey tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
Matthew 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 22:9 Go therefore to the busy intersections and invite everyone you can find (heurēte | εὕρητε | aor act subj 2 pl) to the wedding feast.’
Matthew 22:10 So those servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl), rogues as well as honorable men; and the wedding hall was packed with guests.
Matthew 24:46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) so doing when he returns.
Matthew 26:40 Then he went to the disciples and found (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, could you men not keep watch with me for a single hour?
Matthew 26:43 Then he (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) returned and found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
Matthew 26:60 but they (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) none, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
Matthew 27:32 As they were going out, they came (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) across a man named Simon, from Cyrene. This man they conscripted to carry the cross.
Mark 1:37 found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) him, and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
Mark 7:30 And when she arrived at her house, she found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the child lying on the bed, the demon having departed.
Mark 11:2 and said to them, “Go into the village directly ahead of you, and immediately upon entering it you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) a tethered colt on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
Mark 11:4 So they went away and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) a tethered colt at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
Mark 11:13 And seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) could (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) find (heurēsei | εὑρήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) anything on it. And when he came to it, he (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Mark 13:36 lest coming suddenly he should find (heurē | εὕρῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) you sleeping.
Mark 14:16 The disciples left, came to the city, and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) things just as he had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
Mark 14:37 Then he returned and found (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg) them sleeping. So he said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay alert for one hour?”
Mark 14:40 And again, returning, he found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they did not know how they should answer him.
Mark 14:55 Now the ruling priests and the entire council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they (hēyriskon | ηὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (hēyriskon | ηὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) not finding (hēyriskon | ηὕρισκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) any.
Luke 1:30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found (heures | εὗρες | aor act ind 2 sg) favor with God.
Luke 2:12 And this is the sign for you: you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:45 When (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) they (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) did (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) not find (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
Luke 2:46 Then after three days they found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) him in the temple, seated in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Luke 4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and when he had unrolled the scroll, he found (heuren | εὗρεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the place where it was written,
Luke 5:19 But not finding (heurontes | εὑρόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) any way to bring him in on account of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him, along with the stretcher, through the tiles into the midst, in front of Jesus.
Luke 6:7 So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him carefully to see whether he healed on the Sabbath, so that they could find (heurōsin | εὕρωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) a reason to accuse him.
Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he admired him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) I (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 1 sg) such faith.”
Luke 7:10 Returning to the house, those who had been sent found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) the servant in good health.
Luke 8:35 Then people went out to see what happened, and they came to Jesus and found (heuron | εὗρον | aor act ind 3 pl) the man from whom the demons had come out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Luke 9:12 Now the day began to wear away, so the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and secure lodging and get (heurōsin | εὕρωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) provisions, for we are in a desolate place here.”
Luke 9:36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found (heurethē | εὑρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) to be alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
Luke 11:9 “So to you I say, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find (heurēsete | εὑρήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl); knock and it will be opened for you.
Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks finds (heuriskei | εὑρίσκει | pres act ind 3 sg), and for everyone who knocks it will be opened.

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