κατασπουδ-άζομαι · kataspoud-azomai — LSJ
to be earnest, serious, take a serious interest in
to be earnest, serious, Hdt. 2.173; οὐδαμῶς κατεσπουδασμένος ἀνήρ ib. 174; κατεσπουδασμέναι δεήσεις D.H. 11.61, cf. 4.67:—later in Act., ἐὰν αὐτός τις . . φαίνηται -εσπουδακώς Phld. Mort. 31: also c. dat., take a serious interest in, βλαβεροῖς κ. Id. Mus. p.56 K.: abs., Apollon. Lex. s.v. ἐπείγετον.
II to be troubled
as Pass., to be troubled, LXX Jb. 23.15, Aq. 2 Ki. 4.1, al.
2 to be oppressed
to be oppressed, ὑπὸ μειζόνων Vett.Val. 254.16.