Strong G1959ἐπιμελέομαι

ἐπιμελ-έομαι,
also ἐπιμελ-μέλομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.98, 2.2, 174, +others, Th. 6.54 (variant in 7.39), Lys. 7.25 (codex M), Pl. “Grg.” 516b, “PEleph.” 13.7 (3rd c.BC), “PCair.” “Zen.” 44.17 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; the contraction form prevails in codices, e.g.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Ar. “Pl.” 1117, X. “An.” 5.7.10, Pl. “Mx.” 248e, and in _Attic dialect_ Inscrr. from 4th c.BC (older _Attic dialect_ spellings are ambiguous))], and is required by the metre in [Refs (E. “Ph.” 556)]: future ἐπιμελήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.29, Th. 3.25, etc.)]; -μεληθήσομαι variant in [Refs (X. “Mem.” 2.7.8, Aeschin. 3.27)] (Doric dialect 3rd.person etc for 1st.person, 2nd.person singular -θησεῖ [Refs (“IG” 12(3).170.25 (from Astypalaea), _plural_ -θησεῦντι [prev. work]12(1).694 (from Rhodes)))]: aorist ἐπεμελήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.109, Th. 8.68, Isoc. 4.38, X. “Mem.” 1.3.11, etc. (ἐπεμελησάμην only late, “IGRom.” 4.684.14 (1st c.AD), “SIG” 875 (2nd c.AD), Gal. “Protr.” 9))]: perfect ἐπιμεμέλημαι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.41: active only in [Refs (“SIG” 1044.31 (Halic.))]:—take care of, have charge or management of, rare in Poets, as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (E. “Ph.” 556, frequently in Prose: with _genitive_ objecti, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.98, 5.29, Ar. “V.” 154, “Pl.” 1117, Th. 3.25, Isoc. 4.38, Pl. “R.” 331d, etc.; περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.7.10)]; [ὑπὲρ] τῆς στρατηγίας [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.6.12; περί τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 248e: later, with _dative_, παιδίῳ “POxy.” 744.6 (1st c.BC),compare “PTeb.” 58.62 (2nd c.BC))]: c.accusative et infinitive, take care that.. , [Refs (Th. 6.54)]: c.genitive et infinitive, [Refs (X. “Oec.” 20.9:followed by ὅπως)] with indicative future or subjunctive aorist, Foed. cited in [Refs (Th. 4.118, X. “Mem.” 2.10.2, etc.)]: with optative after an aorist, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 6.5.37)]; by ὅπως c.infinitive, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 4.2.37 (assuming variant))]; by ὡς with optative (after past tenses), [Refs ([prev. author] “An.” 1.1.5, etc.)]; also ἐ. τινὸς ὅπως ἔσται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthyphro” 2d; by ἵνα c.subjunctive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Inscription Prien.” 44.35 (2nd c.BC))]: with neuter adjective in accusative, take care with respect to a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Th. 6.41: c._accusative_ et _dative_, τὰ ἄλλα τοῖς πολεμάρχοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.4, compare “IG” 22.233.20 (in E. “Ph.” 556 the _accusative_ belongs to ἔχοντες))]: with accusative cognate, ἐ. πᾶσαν ἐπιμέλειαν [Refs (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325c, compare “IG” 22.1261.5)]: absolutely, give heed, attend, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.2.)]
2. of public commissions, have charge of, be inspector or curator of, τῶν μοριῶν ἐλαῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.29; τῶν δεκαδέων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.14; δρόμου [prev. author] “An.” 4.8.25)]; ὁδῶν (of the Roman cura viarum) [Refs (“CIG” 4011 (from Ancyra): c._accusative_ _cognate_, Pl. “Lg.” 812e:)] —in _Attic dialect_ Inscrr., ἐπιμεληθῆναι (_infinitive_ = _imperative_) is usual of a definite commission, ποιήσεως “IG” 22.555, etc. (so -ηθέντων[Refs ([prev. work]12.70); ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, of matters requiring permanent attention, [prev. work] 12.56, etc.)]
3. to be engaged in, cultivate any pursuit, art, etc., δυοῖν τέχναιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.31; τῆς ἀρετῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.71, compare “Mem.” 4.5.10.)]