ἐπιμέλ-εια, ἡ, written
-εα “IG” 22.483.24 [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
Ionic dialectgenitive -λίης Ps.-[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: —
care bestowed upon a thing,
attention paid to it, and
absolutely,
attention,
diligence, Prose word, once in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in
plural,
pains, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (hence, of medical
treatment, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τοὺς θεούς, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπιμέλειάν τινος ποιεῖσθαι, ἔχειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐπιμελείας τυγχάνειν to have
attention paid to one, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἐ. παρὰ τοῦ δαιμονίου 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 43; δι᾽ ἐπιμελείας ἔχειν τινά 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 7.14; ἐπιμελείᾳ, κατ᾽ ἐπιμέλειαν,
with diligence, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ πάσης ἐ. [
Refs]
2).
a commission or
charge, [
Refs]; ἡ τῶν ἐφήβων ἐ, a special office at Athens, [
Refs]; so πρὸς τῇ ἐ. τῶν χρηματιστῶν, ={ἐπιμελητὴς τῶν χρ}, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
3).
any employment or
pursuit, interpolated in [
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pursuits which demand zeal, [
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