ἐπιτηδεύω
epitedeuo
pursue
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπιτηδεύω, impf. ἐπετήδευον Phd. 64a : aor. ἐπετήδευσα 1.37 : pf. ἐπιτετήδευκα, Pass. -ευμαι, Hp.Ma. 304b, 13.65 : (as if a compd. of ἐπί, *τηδεύω, but it is formed directly from ἐπιτηδές):—Α. pursue or practise a thing, make it oneʼs business, c.acc., εὐπαθείας 1.135, etc. ; ἐν τοῖς κακοῖς..ἀνάγκη κἀπιτηδεύειν κακά El. 309 ; λαλιάν Ra. 1069 ; εὐσέβειαν 2.3.11 ; τὸ δʼ ἐπὶ κακουργίᾳ καὶ οὐκ ἀρετῇ ἐπετήδευσαν 1.37 ; τέχνην, μουσικήν, Tht. 149a, Ath. 1.13, etc. ; ἐ. τι πρός τι invent with a view to.., 6.125:—Pass., to be practised, ὅσα κακὰ καὶ αἰσχρά τινι ἐπιτετήδευται 13.65 ; also, to be made so and so by art, opp. to being so by nature, 1.98 ; of dogs, to be carefully trained, πρός τι Cyr. 1.6.40. 2. c. inf.. take care to do, use to do, 3.18, 4.170, Grg. 524c, Or. 1.3d, etc. ; also ἐ. ὅπως.. 3.102. 3. abs. in part., οὐδὲν αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύοντες without any deliberate purpose on our part, ap. Theol.Ar. 61 ; ἐπιτηδεύσας on purpose, 5.31.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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