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ἐπιτηδεύω

ἐπιτηδεύω, to pursue

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ἐπετήδευον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of ἐπιτηδεύω

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ἐπιτηδ-εύω, impf. ἐπετήδευον Pl. Phd. 64a: aor. ἐπετήδευσα Th. 1.37: pf. ἐπιτετήδευκα, Pass. -ευμαι, Pl. Hp.Ma. 304b, Lys. 13.65: (as if a compd. of ἐπί, *τηδεύω, but it is formed directly from ἐπιτηδές):—
  • pursue or practise a thing, make it oneʼs business, c. acc., εὐπαθείας Hdt. 1.135, etc.; ἐν τοῖς κακοῖς..ἀνάγκη κἀπιτηδεύειν κακά S. El. 309; λαλιάν Ar. Ra. 1069; εὐσέβειαν Antipho 2.3.11; τὸ δʼ ἐπὶ κακουργίᾳ καὶ οὐκ ἀρετῇ ἐπετήδευσαν Th. 1.37; τέχνην, μουσικήν, Pl. Tht. 149a, X. Ath. 1.13, etc.; ἐ. τι πρός τι invent with a view to.., Hdt. 6.125:—Pass., to be practised, ὅσα κακὰ καὶ αἰσχρά τινι ἐπιτετήδευται Lys. 13.65; also, to be made so and so by art, opp. to being so by nature, Hdt. 1.98; of dogs, to be carefully trained, πρός τι X. Cyr. 1.6.40.
      • 2 c. inf.. take care to do, use to do, Hdt. 3.18, 4.170, Pl. Grg. 524c, Jul. Or. 1.3d, etc.; also ἐ. ὅπως.. Hdt. 3.102.
      • 3 abs. in part., οὐδὲν αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύοντες without any deliberate purpose on our part, Speus. ap. Theol.Ar. 61; ἐπιτηδεύσας on purpose, Hld. 5.31.

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