earnest
From LSJ
Ἔνεισι καὶ γυναιξὶ σώφρονες τρόποι → Insunt modesti mores etiam mulieri → Auch Frauen haben in sich weise Lebensart
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. σπουδαῖος (Soph., Frag.) , ἔντονος, σύντονος , see eager. Be earnest, v.: P. and V. σπουδάζειν (Eur., Hec. 337). To speak not in earnest, but in jest: P. εἰπεῖν οὐ σπουδάζων ἀλλὰ παίζων (Lys. 170). Importunate: P. and V. λιπαρής. subs. Earnest-money: P. ἀρραβών, ὁ. πρόδοσις, ἡ, Ar. and P. θέσις, ἡ. Pledge: P. and V. ἐγγυή, ἡ, πίστις, ἡ, V. ῥύσιον, τό; see pledge. Specimen: P. and V. παράδειγμα, τό, δείγμα, τό. Assurance: P. and V. πίστις, ἡ.
