work, labour, ἐργάζομαι, Il. 18.469 , etc., Cret.ϝεργάδδομαι Schwyzer 181v5 :fut. A. -άσομαι Thgn. 1116 , etc., Dor. ἐργαξοῦμαι Theoc. 10.23 , ἐργῶμαι PCair.Zen. 107.4 (iii B. C.), LXX Ge. 2
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work, labour, ἐργάζομαι, Il. 18.469 , etc., Cret.ϝεργάδδομαι Schwyzer 181v5 :fut. A. -άσομαι Thgn. 1116 , etc., Dor. ἐργαξοῦμαι Theoc. 10.23 , ἐργῶμαι PCair.Zen. 107.4 (iii B. C.), LXX Ge. 2
to work ἐργάζομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.469 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], etc., Cretan dialect ϝεργάδδομαι [[“Schwyzer” 181v5 ] Refs]: future -άσομαι [[6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1116
shut in, ἔργω, Ep. and Ion. , andἐέργω, Ep. for Att. εἴργω(orεἵργω,v.infr.), which occurs once in Hom. , A. τῆλέ με εἴργουσι ψυχαί Il. 23.72 (s.v.l.):impf. εἶργον Th. 1.106 , (ἐξ-) Hdt. 5.22 :
go slowly : ἔρρω(A), Locr. ϝέρρω(v. infr.),fut. A. ἐρρήσω h.Merc. 259 , Ar. (v. infr.):aor. 1 ἤρρησα Id. Ra. 1192 :pf. ἤρρηκα(εἰσ-) Id. Th. 1075 :—go slowly : ἔρρων limping,of Hephaestus, Il.
find εὑρίσκω,impf. ηὕρισκονorεὕρ- S. OT 68 , etc.:fut. A. εὑρήσω h.Merc. 302 , Th. 7.67 , etc.:aor. 2 εὗρον Il. 1.498 , etc., laterηὗρονor εὗρον E. Med. 553 , etc.;3 pl. εὕροσαν LXX De. 31.
to find/meet εὑρίσκω, imperfect ηὕρισκον or εὕρ- [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 68, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future εὑρήσω [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 302, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Histori
vie with, emulate ζηλ-όω, (ζῆλος): I. c. acc. pers.,vie with, emulate,τινα Th. 2.37 , Pl. R. 553a , Michel 1007.29 (Teos,ii B.C.):— Pass. , Phld. Rh. 1.125S. , etc.: c.acc. rei, Th. 2.64 ; in bad se
be eager ζηλ-όω, (ζῆλος): __I with accusative person, vie with, emulate, τινα [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.37, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 553a, “Michel” 1007.29 (Teos, 2nd
to bend/bow κάμπτω, future κάμψω [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.118, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 91 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔκαμψα [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus E
rub down κατα-τρίβω [ῑ],fut.-ψω X. Cyr. 8.4.36 :pf.- A. τέτρῐφα Isoc. (v. infr.):— Pass. ,fut.- τρῐβήσομαι X. HG 5.4.60 :—rub downoraway: hence, 1. of clothes,wear out, ἀμφὶ πλευρῇσι δοράς Th
make beginning of κατάρχ-ω, A. make beginning ofa thing, c.gen.,τίνες κατῆρξαν . . μάχης; A. Pers. 351 ;ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν leadthe way, S. OC 1019 ; δεινοῦ λόγου Id. Tr. 1135 ; λόγων Χρησίμων Ar. Lys.
to rule κατάρχ-ω, make beginning of a thing, c.genitive, τίνες κατῆρξαν.. μάχης; [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Pers.” 351; ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν] Refs 4th c.BC+] lead the way, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles
to wear away κατα-τρίβω [ῑ], future -ψω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cyr.” 8.4.36 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect - [[ τέτρῐφα Isocrates Orator [{5-6th c.BC}] ] Refs 6th c.BC+] (see. below):—pass
pour down upon, pour over καταχέω, Il. 6.496 (tm.), al.:aor. 1 κατέχεα, Ep. and Lyr.κατέχευα(v. infr.):— Med. , Ep. aor. 1 A. κατεχεύατο Call. Hec. 1.1.11 ;inf.- χέασθαι Hdt. 1.50 :— Pass. ,pf.
to pour καταχέω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.496 (tmesis), +others: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 κατέχεα, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry κατέχευα (see. below):—middle, Epic dialect aoris
gain, profit κέρδος,εος,τό, A. gain, profit, Od. 23.140 , etc.;ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃhowsome advantagecan be gained, what isbestto be done, Il. 10.225 ; οὔ τοι τόδε κ. ἐγὼν ἔσσεσθαι ὀί̈ω ἡμῖν Od. 16.31
gain κέρδος, εος, τό, gain, profit, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.140, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ how some advantage can be gained, what is best to be done, [[ 8th
Havens λῐμήν, ένσς, ὁ, harbour, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.432 (here distinguished from ὅρμος, mooringplace), +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 25a, etc.] Refs 8th
vain, empty, idle μάται-ος[μᾰ],α,ον A. Pr. 331 , Th. 442 , Ag. 422 (lyr.), etc.; alsoος,ονib. 1151 , Ch. 82 , Eu. 337 (all lyr.), S. OC 780 , E. IT 628 , Pl. Sph. 231b , D. 1.18 : (μάτη):— I. vain,
a meteorite μετέωρος, ον, Epic dialect μετήορος (which see), (ἀείρω) raised from off the ground, τάφον ἑωυτῇ κατεσκευάσατο μ. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.187; σκέλεα δὲ.. κατακρέμαται μ. [pre
the thigh μηρία, τά (singular μηρίον only in [[ 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 16 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus); in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus and 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus ] Refs 8th c.
little Included with: μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν, Doric dialect, Ionic dialect μικκός (which see): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.757, 8th-7th c.BC:
small, little μικρόςandσμῑκρός,ά,όν, Dor. , Ion. μικκός(q.v.):σμικρόςis corroborated by metre in Il. 17.757 , Hes. Op. 361 , and might be restored in Il. 5.801 , Od. 3.296 (μικρόςcodd.); it is prob.
small μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν, Doric dialect, Ionic dialect μικκός (which see): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.757, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus