σπουδαῖος
σπουδαῖος
σπουδαῖος, α, ον
σπουδή
of persons, earnest, serious, Xen.; active, zealous, Plut.
good, excellent, Hdt., Plat.; σπουδαῖος τὴν τέχνην Xen.
of men of character and importance, Xen.
in moral sense, good, opp. to πονηρός, Xen.
of things, worth oneʼs serious attention, serious, weighty, Theogn., Hdt., Attic
good of its kind, excellent, Hdt., etc.
adv. σπουδαίως, seriously, earnestly, well, Xen., etc.:—comp., -ότερον, Xen.; Sup. -ότατα, most carefully, in the best way, Hdt.—There are also irreg. comp. and Sup. σπουδαι-έστερος, -έστατος.