ἐπισπουδάζω

A. urge on, further, LXX Ge. 19.15, Pr. 13.11 (Pass.).
II. . intr., haste or make haste in a thing, Luc. Pisc. 2.
III. . study over, τι τῷ οἴνῳ Philostr. VS 2.10.1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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