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λῑπᾰρ-ής

lipares

persisting

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λῑπᾰρ-ής · lipar-ēs — LSJ

persisting, persevering, earnest, indefatigable

persisting or persevering in a thing, earnest, indefatigable, περί τινος Pl. Cra. 413a; περί τι, πρός τι, Id. Hp.Mi. 369d, 372b: also c. gen., παιδείας Luc. Am. 6.

2 obstinate

of things, λ. χειρουργία Ar. Lys. 672; προθυμία Luc. Abd. 4; λ. πυρετός an obstinate fever, Id. Hist.Conscr. 1.

II earnest in begging, praying, importunate, instant in prayer, fawning upon, importunity

earnest in begging or praying, importunate, c. part., λ. ἦσαν δεόμενοι Plu. TG 6; ἀκοῦσαί τι βουλόμενοι λ. ἦσαν Id. QConv. 2.665e; λ. χείρ a hand instant in prayer, S. El. 1378: c. gen., fawning upon, τῶν ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ Plu. Max. cum princip. 2.776b; τὸ λ. importunity, Luc. Herm. 24; πρὸς τὸ λ., = λιπαρῶς, S. OC 1119.

III earnestly, importunately, earnestly, importunate in desiring

Adv. -ρῶς earnestly, importunately, Pl. Lg. 931c; λ. ἔχων ἀκούειν longing earnestly to hear, Id. Prt. 315e; λ. ἔχω γίγνεσθαί τι I am importunate in desiring that . . , ib. 335b.

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