ἐργᾰ́τ-ης,ου,ὁ,
A. workman, Hermes
17.5 (Delos), Ev.Matt. 10.10 , etc. ; esp.one who works the soil, husbandman,
γῆς ἐ.
Hdt. 4.109
, 5.6 ; οἱ ἐ. οἱ περὶ γεωργίαν
D. 35.32
: abs., S. OT 859 , E. El. 75 , etc. : also withSubst., ἐ. ἀνήρ
Theoc. 10.9
, D. 59.50 ;οὑργάτης λεώςthecountry-folk, Ar. Pax 632 ; of animals,βοῦς ἐ. a workingox, Archil. 39 , S. Fr. 563 ; ἐ. σφῆκες
Arist. HA 627b32
; alsoἐ. θαλάττης,of a fisher, Alciphr. 1.11 ;ἐ. λίθωνa stone-mason,
Luc. Somn. 2 .
b. in the religious sense, 2 Ep.Ti. 2.15 , 2 Ep.Cor. 11.13 (pl.).
2. Adj. hard-working, strenuous,