work ἐργᾰσ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, Cretan dialect ϝεργασία [[“Leg.Gort.” 8.44, ἡ, (ἐργάτης)] Refs] work, business, [[ ἐργασίην φεύγουσα “hymnus ad Mercurium” 486 ] Refs], etc.; opposed to ἀργία, [[ 5t
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work ἐργᾰσ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, Cretan dialect ϝεργασία [[“Leg.Gort.” 8.44, ἡ, (ἐργάτης)] Refs] work, business, [[ ἐργασίην φεύγουσα “hymnus ad Mercurium” 486 ] Refs], etc.; opposed to ἀργία, [[ 5t
work, ἔργον, Dor. ϝέργον IG 4.800 (vi B. C.), Eleanϝάργον SIG 9 (vi B.C.),τό: (ἔρδω,OE.weorc(neut.) 'work', Avest.var[schwa]za-):— A. work, Il. 2.436 , etc.; ἔ. οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τ' ὄνει
work ἔργον, Doric dialect ϝέργον [[“IG” 4.800 (6th c.BC)] Refs 6th c.BC+], Elean ϝάργον [[“SIG” 9 (6th c.BC), τό: (ἔρδω, O 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus ] Refs 6th c.BC+] weorc (neuter) 'work', Avest.
do, ἔρδω,impf. A. ἔρδον Il. 11.707 , Ion. ἔρδεσκον 9.540 , Hdt. 7.33 :fut. ἔρξω Od. 11.80 , Hes. Op. 327 , A. Pers. 1059 (lyr.), S. Ph. 1406 (troch.) :aor. ἔρξα Od. 8.490 , Hdt. 5.65 ; an
talk lightly, to be jocular, ἐρεσ-χηλέω(freq. withv.l. ἐρεσ-χελέω), used only inpres., A. talk lightly, to be jocular, παίζειν καὶ ἐ. Pl. R. 545e , cf. Lg. 885c , Luc. DMort. 16.3 , etc.: c.inf.,d
ask, inquire, ἐρέω(A), Ep. Verb, A. = ἐρεείνω, ἔρομαι, ἐρωτάω ,ask, inquire,c. acc. rei,abouta thing, ἐρέων γενεήν τε τόκον τε Il. 7.128 , cf. Od. 21.31 ;seek for, Ὕλαν A.R. 1.1354 . 2. c. acc
of ἑρκ-εῖος(freq. writtenἕρκειοςin codd.),ον, alsoα,ον A. Ch. 653 :— A. oforin the ἕρκοςorfront court, Ζεὺς Ἑ.,as the household god, Od. 22.335 , Hdt. 6.68 , S. Ant. 487 , E. Tr. 17 , Cratin.Jun. 9
called after ἑρμ-αῖος,α,ον, A. called after Hermes, Ἑ. λόφος,in Ithaca, Od. 16.471 (expl. as = ἕρμαξ by Sch. ad loc.); Ἑ. λέπας Λήμνου A. Ag. 283 , cf. S. Ph. 1459 (anap.). 2. of Hermes, Λύρη,
interpret ἑρμην-εύω, Dor. ἑρμᾱνεύω SIG 1168.88 (Epid.), A. interpretforeign tongues, X. An. 5.4.4 ;translate, D.H. Th. 49 , etc.; ἀπὸ Π̔ωμαϊκῶν PRyl. 62.30 (iii A. D.):— Pass. , Ἑλληνιστί D.H.
to interpret ἑρμην-εύω, Doric dialect ἑρμᾱνεύω [[ “SIG” 1168.88 (Epid.)] Refs], interpret foreign tongues, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.4.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; translate, [[ 1st c
red, ἐρυθρός,ά,όν, [ῠby nature, Ar. Ach. 787 , al.: hence the later Comp. and Sup. are perh.-ώτερος, -ώτατος,as in Pl. Ti. 83b , Epin. 987c ; but the metre requires-ότεροςin Anaxandr. 22 , Dromo 1 , c
Red (Sea) ἐρυθρός, ά, όν, [ῠ by nature, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 787, +others: hence the later _comparative_ and _superlative_ are perhaps -ώτερος, -ώτατος, as in 5th-6th c
ask, ἐρωτ-άω, Ep. and Ion. εἰρωτάω, contr. in Hom. and best codd. of Hdt. , as 3.119 , 4.145 ,al. :impf. A. ἠρώτων Hp. Epid. 7.3 , (ἐπ-) Th. 7.10 ,etc. ; εἰρώτα Od. 15.423 ; Ion. εἰρώτευν Hd
to ask ἐρωτ-άω, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect εἰρωτάω, contraction in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] and best codices of [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, as 3.119, 4.145, +others] R
towards evening, Ἑσπέρ-ιος,α,ον, andος,ον E. HF 395 (lyr.): (ἕσπερος): I. of Time,towards evening, Hom. , esp. in Od. , usu. with Verbs, ἑ. δ' εἰς ἄστυ..κάτειμι Od. 15.505 ; ἑσπερίους ἀγέρεσθαι ἀ
evening, ἑσπέρα, Ion. ἐσθ-έρη,ἡ, prop. fem. ofἕσπερος: I. (sc.ὥρα),evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, Pi. P. 4.40 , Eup. 322 , Pl. Phd. 59e , al. ; τῆς ἑσπέρας Alex. 125.7 ; also ἑσπέρην Hp. Mul. 2.121
evening ἑσπέρα, Ionic dialect ἑσπ-έρη, ἡ, properly feminine of ἕσπερος: __I (i.e. ὥρα), evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.40, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 322, 5th-6th c.BC:
during evening Ἑσπέρ-ιος, α, ον, and ος, ον [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 395 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ἕσπερος): __I of Time, towards evening, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicu
of ἕσπερος,ον(v. sub fin.), A. oforat evening, [ἀστὴρ] ἕ.theevening-star, Il. 22.318 ; opp.ἑῷος ἀστήρ, AP 7.670 ( Pl. ); prov., οὔθ' ἕσπερος οὔθ' ἑῷος οὕτω θαυμαστός Arist. EN 1129b28 : asSubst.,
ἔστε , Dor. ἕστε EM 382.8 , v.l. in Theoc. 5.22 , al., cf. Eust. 161 fin. (written εστε in IG 14.352i i60 ( Halaesa )); Locr. ἔντε ib. 9(1).334.15 ; Delph. ϳέντε Schwyzer 323 B 44 (also εἴστε, v. infr
in extreme old age ἐσχᾰτό-γηρως, ων, in extreme old age, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 15.76, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 14.1.48, M. Ant. 9.33: _genitive_ _sing._ -γηρως Mitteis
in/inner/inwardly ἔσω Ion, and old Att.. form of εἴσω (εἰς), adv., [in LXX for etc. ;] __1. prop., after verbs of motion (to) within, into: Mat.26:58, Mrk.14:54; with genitive, Mrk.15:16. __2. As
examine, test, ἐτάζω,aor. 1 ἤτασα(v. infr.), A. examine, test,mostly in compd.ἐξετάζω(for which it isv.l. in Hdt. 3.62 , ap. AB 96 ), cf.παρετάζω; τοὺς ἀδικέοντας Democr. 266 ;ἐτάζει(etym. ofἔτος)
to chastise ἐτάζω, aorist 1 ἤτασα (see. below), examine, test, mostly in compound ἐξετάζω (for which it is variant in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.62, cited in “Anecdota Graeca - Bekker” 96)]