bestir oneself
From LSJ
Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v.
P. and V. ἐγείρεσθαι.
make an effort: P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνεσθαι, ἐντείνεσθαι, P. and V. τείνειν, V. ἐντείνειν, Ar. σπουδὴν, ποιεῖσθαι; see also hasten.
