to strive

Greek Verb

ἀσκέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 2Ma.15:4 *;] 1) to adorn (poët.). 2) to practise, exercise (Hdt, Xen.). 3) to endeavour (Xen, al.): with inf, Act.24:16. (AS)

to strive

Greek Verb

ἀσκέω, work raw materials, εἴρια, κέρα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; work curiously, form by art, [κρητῆρα] Σιδόνες πολυδαίδαλοι εὖ ἤσκησαν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; πτύξασα καὶ ἀσκήσασα χιτῶνα having folded and smoothed it,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; χορὸν ἤσκησεν[Refs 5th c.BC+]: added in aorist participle to Verbs, [θρόνον] τεύξει ἀσκήσας elaborately, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) of personal adornment, dress out, trick out, ἀ. τινὰ κόσμῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]decks herself, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —frequently in passive, σκιεροῖς ἠσκημένα γυίοις furnished with, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of buildings, παστὰς ἠσκημένη στύλοισι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; σῶμα λόγοις ἠσκ. tricked out with words only, not real, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, σῶμ᾽ ὅπλοις ἠσκήσατο adorned his own person, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) in [Refs 5th c.BC+], honour a divinity, do him reverence, δαίμον᾽ ἀσκήσω θεραπεύων[Refs] II) practise, exercise, train, especially in Prose and Comedy texts, properly of athletic exercise, II.1) with accusative of person or thing, ἀ. τὸν υἱὸν τὸν ἐπιχώριον τρόπον[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, σώματα εὖ ἠσκημένα[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) with accusative of the thing practised, ἀ. τέχνην, πεντάεθλον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. παγκράτιον, στάδιον, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) with infinitive, ἄσκει τοιαύτη μένειν practise, endeavour to remain such, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. γαστρὸς κρείττους εἶναι, τοὺς φίλους ἀγαθὰ ποιεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἤσκει ἐξομιλεῖν παντοδαποῖς he made a practice of associating, [Refs] II.4) absolutely, practise, go into training, [Refs 5th c.BC+]those who practise gymnastics, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to elaborate, i.e. (figuratively) train (by implication, strive); exercise; probably from the same as g4632 (σκεῦος)