spermo-fovro" , on , ( fevrw ) bearing seed, Anth.
Sperceiov"
Sperceiov" , oJ , the Spercheius, i.e. Rapid (from spevrcw ), a river of Thessaly, Il.
spercnov"
spercnov" , hv, ovn , hasty, rapid, hurried, Hes ., Aesch.
spevrcw, SPE vRCW
SPE vRCW , the Act. only in pres. and impf. : Pass. , aor. I part. spercqeiv" :— to set in rapid motion: — Pass. to be in haste to do a thing, c. inf ., Il.; sp. ejretmoi`" to hasten with oars, to ply them rapidly, Od.: part. spercovmeno" as Adv. , in haste, hastily, hurriedly, Hom ., Eur.
2.
metaph.
to be hasty and angry,
Il.,
Hdt.
;
mh; spevrcou
be
not
hasty,
Eur.
II.
intr.
=
Pass.
,
o{te spevrcwsin a[ellai
when storms
are driven rapidly,
Hom.
spev"
spev", spevte , 2 sing. and pl. aor. 2 imperat. of ei\pon .
spevsqai
spevsqai , aor. 2 inf. of e{pomai .
spevssi
spevssi , dat. pl. of spevo" .
SPEU vDW , Ep. inf. speudevmen : f. speuvsw : aor. I e[speusa , Ep. speu`sa , Ep. 1 pl. subj. speuvsomen
for -wmen : pf. e[speuka :— Med. , f. speuvsomai :— Pass. , pf. e[speusmai :
I. trans. to set a-going, to urge on, hasten, quicken, Hom ., etc. :—also, to seek eagerly, strive after, Theogn .; promote zealously, to press or urge on, Soph ., etc. ; so in Med. , Aesch. :— Pass. , to be urged on, Hdt.
2.
c. acc.
et
inf.
,
speuvsate Teu`kron molei`n
urge
him to come,
Soph.
II.
intr.
to press on, hasten, to exert oneself, strive eagerly
or
anxiously,
Il.,
Att.
;
wJ" su; speuvdei"
as you urge, contend, Plat .: part. speuvdwn as Adv. in haste, eagerly, Il., Aesch.
2.
c. inf.
to be eager to do
a thing,
Hes.
,
Hdt.
,
etc.
; so in
Med.
,
speudovmenai ajfelei`n
Aesch.
3.
c. acc.
rei et
inf.
to be anxious that. . ,
Hdt
.,
Xen.
sph`i
sph`i , Ep. dat. of spevo" :— sphvessi , pl.
sphvlaion
sphvlaion , tov , ( spevo" ) a grotto, cave, cavern, Plat.
sphlaiwvdh"
sphlai-wvdh" , e" , ( ei\do" ) cavern-like, Plat.
spidhv"
spiØdhv" , ev" , gen. evo" , wide, broad, dia; spidevo" pedivoio Il. (Found nowhere else: deriv. unknown.)