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.
κατασπουδάζομαι
with aor1 and perf. pass.
- Dep., to be very earnest or serious, Hdt.; οὐδαμῶς κατεσπουδασμένος ἀνήρ Hdt.