pore over
pore over
v. trans.
Use P. ἐπικύπτειν (εἰς, acc.) (late).
Devote oneself to: P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc., or περί̆) (acc., or gen.).
v. trans.
Use P. ἐπικύπτειν (εἰς, acc.) (late).
Devote oneself to: P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc., or περί̆) (acc., or gen.).
PORE OVER
rei or in rem incumbere (to apply one’s self to. In Cic. Caes. etc. only of applying to tasks etc.; post-Augustan): incumbere ceris et stilo (Plin.); cogitationi (Tac.). To be always poring over his books in bibliothecam or in litteras (or -is) se abdere: libros (*semper) pervolutare: rem attente considerare (to inspect closely): mentem figere or defigere in aliqua re; animum defigere or infigere in aliqua re.
rei or in rem incumbere (to apply one’s self to. In Cic. Caes. etc. only of applying to tasks etc.; post-Augustan): incumbere ceris et stilo (Plin.); cogitationi (Tac.). To be always poring over his books in bibliothecam or in litteras (or -is) se abdere: libros (*semper) pervolutare: rem attente considerare (to inspect closely): mentem figere or defigere in aliqua re; animum defigere or infigere in aliqua re.