ἐνεργός, όν,
at work, active, busy, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.26, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζῷα ἐ., opposed to εἴδωλα ἀκίνητα, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.4.4; δικασταί, κυβερνῆται, ἐ. ὄντες ] Refs 5th c.BC+]on duty, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 674b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅπως ἂν ἐ. ὦσι that they may begin business, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.7; ἐ. περί τι γίγνεσθαι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.17.4 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; effective, fit for service, νῆες, στράτευμα, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.17, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.2.23; πεζὸν σὺν ἵπποις -ότατον [prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 9.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. προσβολή vigorous attack, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.63.8 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐ. ὑσσοί effective javelins, [[ [prev. author] 1.40.12; πελέκεις 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.39 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι τὴν πορείαν march with rapidity, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.8.3; τὸ τῆς ὥρας πρὸς τὰς νόσους -ότατον 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.70 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τόποι (in logical sense) -ότατοι most effective, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 154a16 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ γεωργία ἐ. ποιεῖ τὴν τροφήν calls into action the nutritive properties (of the soil), [[ [prev. author] “Pr.” 924a17. ] Refs]
__2 actual, opposed to potential, [[ Theol.Ar. 6, 12. ] Refs]
__II of land, productive, opposed to ἀργός, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.2.19, compare 5.4.25, “HG” 4.4.1, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 31 (_comparative_)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, tilled, [[ “SIG” 685.72 (from Itanos)] Refs]; πεδίον πολλαῖς ἐνεργὸν μυριάσι producing enough for multitudes, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 58; μυλαῖον ἐ. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]in working order, [[ PRyl. 167.10 (1st c.AD)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; also of mines, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Vectigalibus” 4.2 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐνεργά (i.e. χρήματα) employed capital, which brings in a return, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.7,10, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 11.4; θησαυρὸς ἐ. “PLond.” 2.216 (1st c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ δάνειον ἐ. ποιεῖν to put out to interest, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 56.29. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]