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κατασπουδάζομαι

κατασπουδάζομαι, to be very earnest

κατασπουδ-άζομαι (with aor.and pf. Pass.),
  • to be earnest, serious, Hdt. 2.173; οὐδαμῶς κατεσπουδασμένος ἀνήρ ib. 174; κατεσπουδασμέναι δεήσεις D.H. 11.61, cf. 4.67:—later in Act., ἐὰν αὐτός τις . . φαίνηται -εσπουδακώς Phld. Mort. 31: also c. dat., take a serious interest in, βλαβεροῖς κ. Id. Mus. p.56 K.: abs., Apollon. Lex. s.v. ἐπείγετον.
    • II as Pass., to be troubled, LXX Jb. 23.15, Aq. 2 Ki. 4.1, al.
      • 2 to be oppressed, ὑπὸ μειζόνων Vett.Val. 254.16.

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