σπεύδω
I. trans. "to set a-going, to urge on, hasten, quicken", Hom., etc.:—also, "to seek eagerly, strive after", Theogn.; "promote zealously, to press or urge on", Soph., etc.; so in Mid., Aesch.:—Pass., "to be urged on", Hdt.
2. c. acc. et inf., σπεύσατε Τεῦκρον μολεῖν "urge" him to come, Soph.
II. intr. "to press on, hasten, to exert oneself, strive eagerly or anxiously", Il., attic; ὡς σὺ σπεύδεις as "you urge, contend", Plat.: part. σπεύδων as adv. "in haste, eagerly", Il., Aesch.
2. c. inf. "to be eager to do" a thing, Hes., Hdt., etc.; so in Mid., σπευδόμεναι ἀφελεῖν Aesch.
3. c. acc. rei et inf. "to be anxious that..", Hdt., Xen.