ἐπιτήδευσις

A. devotion or attention to a pursuit or business, Th. 2.36, Pl. Ax. 369b, etc.; cultivation of a habit or character, ἐς ἀρετήν Th. 7.86 ; ἀρετῆς Pl. Lg. 853b ; βιότου ἀτρεκεῖς ἐ. scrupulous refinements, E. Hipp. 261 (anap.) ; τὸ ἐξ‐εύσεως, of a studied style, D.H. Lys. 8 ; of baths, ἐξ ἐ., opp. αὐτοφυῆ, Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.2.1 ; κατ’ ἐπιτήδευσιν as a special study, opp. κατὰ περίπτωσιν, Gal. 2.289 ; χωρίς τινος ἐ. Sor. 1.59 ; opp. κρίσις, D.C. 60.5.