eager

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adjective

P. and V. πρόθυμος, σπουδαῖος (Soph., Fragment), θερμός, ἔντονος, σύντονος, ὀξύς, Ar. and V. θούριος, V. θοῦρος, αἴθων (rare P.), Ar. and P. ἰταμός, P. σφοδρός.

be eager, verb intransitive: P. and V. σπεύδειν, σπουδάζειν, προθυμεῖσθαι, ὁρμᾶσθαι, V. μαίεσθαι, ἐκπροθυμεῖσθαι (all also used with infin. following); see desire.

be eager for: P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc.), σπεύδειν (acc.); see desire.

eager for, adj.: V. λελιμμένος (gen.), μαιμῶν (gen.).

unhesitating: P. and V. ἄοκνος; see unhesitating.