κατασπουδάζομαι

English (LSJ)

(with aor.and pf. Pass.),

   A to be earnest, serious, Hdt.2.173; οὐδαμῶς κατεσπουδασμένος ἀνήρ ib. 174; κατεσπουδασμέναι δεήσεις D.H.11.61, cf. 4.67:—later in Act., ἐὰν αὐτός τις . . φαίνηται -εσπουδακώς Phld.Mort.31: also c. dat., take a serious interest in, βλαβεροῖς κ. Id.Mus.p.56 K.: abs., Apollon.Lex. s.v. ἐπείγετον.    II as Pass., to be troubled, LXX Jb.23.15, Aq.2 Ki.4.1, al.    2 to be oppressed, ὑπὸ μειζόνων Vett. Val.254.16.