strive
From LSJ
μέτρον γὰρ τοῦ βίου τὸ καλόν, οὐ τὸ τοῦ χρόνου μῆκος → for life's measure is its beauty not its length (Plutarch, Consolatio ad Apollonium 111.D.4)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
exert oneself: P. and V. σπουδάζειν, τείνειν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν (or pass.), ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.
contend: P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι, ἁμιλλᾶσθαι, V. ἐξαγωνίζεσθαι, ἐξαμιλλᾶσθαι; see struggle.
try (with infin. following): P. and V. πειρᾶν (or mid.), ἐγχειρεῖν, ἐπιχειρεῖν.
strive after: P. and V. μετέρχεσθαι (acc.), θηρεύειν (acc.), ζητεῖν (acc.), V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (acc.).
strive for: see strive after.
desire: P. and V. ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.); see desire.
