take pains
From LSJ
Τὰς γὰρ ἡδονὰς ὅταν προδῶσιν ἄνδρες, οὐ τίθημ' ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον, ἀλλ' ἔμψυχον ἡγοῦμαι νεκρόν → But when people lose their pleasures, I do not consider this life – rather, it is just a corpse with a soul
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι, σπουδὴν τίθεσθαι, μελετᾶν
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