ζήτ-ημα, ατος, τό, that which is sought
, Hp.VM3; οὐ ῥάδιον ζ. a thing
not easy to find
, of Pentheus' mutilated limbs, E.Ba.1139; δυσνοούμενον ζ., of God, Secund.Sent.3. II. inquiry, question
, S.OT278, Act.Ap.15.2,al.; esp. of a philosophic nature, τὸ περὶ νόμους ζ. Pl.Lg.631a; τὰ περὶ φύσεως ζ. ib.891c; ποιητικῶν ζ. λύσεις Metrod.Herc.831.13; also τοῦτ' ..οὗ τυγχάνει ζ. Pl.Cra.421a; ἐκεῖνό γ' ἦν τὸ ζ. πρῶτον, πότερον .. Id.Sph.221c; search
, σῶμα μυρίοις ζητήμασιν εὑρών E.Ba.1218; μητρός after
her, Id.Ion1352. 2. official
or judicial inquiry,
POxy.97.14 (ii A.D.). III. in pl., claims,
PRyl.117.14 (iii A.D.); subjects of dispute
, SIG785.8 (i A.D.), Act.Ap.25.19.