κατασπουδ-άζομαι
(with aorist and perfect passive), to be earnest, serious, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.173; οὐδαμῶς κατεσπουδασμένος ἀνήρ [prev. work] 174; κατεσπουδασμέναι δεήσεις 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 11.61, compare 4.67:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —later in active, [[ ἐὰν αὐτός τις.. φαίνηται -εσπουδακώς 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Morte - Papiri Ercolanesi” 31 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]: also with dative, take a serious interest in, [[ βλαβεροῖς κ. [prev\. author] “Mus.” p.56 ] Refs] K.: absolutely, [[ 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Biographus “Lex.” see at {ἐπείγετον}. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II as passive, to be troubled, [[ LXX.Job.23.15, 2nd c.AD: Aquila LXX.2Ki.4.1, +others ] LXX+2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 to be oppressed, ὑπὸ μειζόνων Vett. Val.254.16.