spovrimo" , on , ( speivrw ) sown, to be sown, fit for sowing, Xen ., Theocr. ; ta; spovrima the corn-fields, N.T .; mevtron sp . a measure of seed-corn, Anth.
spovro"
spovro" , oJ , ( speivrw ) a sowing, Hdt ., Xen. , etc.
2.
seed-time,
Xen
.,
Theocr.
II.
seed,
Theocr.
2.
produce, fruit, harvest, crop,
Hdt
.,
Soph.
spovrw
spovrw , Dor. gen. of spovro" .
spou` , in Scythian, an eye, Hdt.
spoudavzw , f. avsomai : aor. I ejspouvdasa : pf. ejspouvdaka :— Pass. , aor. I ejspoudavsqhn : pf. ejspouvdasmai :
I.
intr.
to make haste,
1.
of things,
to be busy, eager, zealous, earnest
to do a thing,
c. inf
.,
Soph.
,
etc.
; also,
sp. periv tino"
or
ti
Xen
.,
Plat.
;
ee[i"
or
prov" ti
Dem
.;
ejpiv tini
Xen.
2. of persons, sp. prov" tina to be busy with him, Plat. ; sp. periv tina to be anxious for his success, canvass for him, Xen. ; uJpevr tino" Dem.
3.
absol.
to be serious
or
earnest,
Ar
.,
etc.
;
ejspoudakovti proswvpw/
with a
grave
face,
Xen.
II.
trans
.,
1.
c. acc.
rei,
to do
anything
hastily
or
earnestly,
Eur
.,
Plat.
,
etc.
:—
Pass.
to be zealously pursued,
Eur.
,
etc.
:—
esp.
in
pf. part
.,
serious,
Plat
.,
etc.
2. Pass ., also, of persons, to be treated with respect, to be courted, Arist ., etc.
spoudaiologevw
spoudaio-logevw , f. hvsw , ( levgw ) to speak seriously, talk on serious subjects, Xen .; so in Med. , Id.:— Pass. , to be treated seriously, Id.
spoudai`o"
spoudai`o" , a, on , ( spoudhv ) of persons, earnest, serious, Xen .; active, zealous, Plut.
2.
good, excellent,
Hdt
.,
Plat.
;
spoudai`o" th;n tevcnhn
Xen.
3.
of men
of character and importance,
Id.
4.
in moral sense,
good,
opp. to
ponhrov"
, Id.
II.
of things,
worth ones serious attention, serious, weighty,
Theogn
.,
Hdt.
,
Att.
2.
good
of its kind,
excellent,
Hdt
.,
etc.
III.
Adv.
spoudaivw"
,
seriously, earnestly, well,
Xen
.,
etc.
:—
Comp.
,
-ovteron
, Id.;
Sup.
-ovtata
,
most carefully, in the best way,
Hdt
.—There are also
irreg. Comp.
and
Sup.
spoudai-evstero", -evstato"
.
spoudavrch"
spoud-avrch" , ou, oJ , ( a[rcw ) one who canvasses for office, a place-man, Xen. Hence spoudarciva
spoudarciva