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πένομαι

penomai

toil, work

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

πένομαι, used only in pres. and impf., (cf. πενέω) : I. intr., toil, work, ἀμφίπολοι . . , ἐνὶ μεγάροισι πένοντο Od. 10.348 ; περὶ δεῖπνον ἐνὶ μεγάροισι π. were busy preparing a meal, 4.624 ; ἀμφʼ αὐτὸν ἑταῖροι ἐσσυμένως ἐπένοντο Il. 24.124. 2. after Hom., (to have to work for oneʼs living, hence) to be poor or needy, Sol. 15, E. Hec. 1220, Th. 2.40, etc.; πλουσία ἢ πενομένη πόλις Pl. R. 577e; πλουτοῦντες ἢ π. Id. Plt. 293a; π. καὶ κάμνειν Id. Grg. 477d. 3. c. gen., to be poor in, have need of, τῶν σοφῶν (i. e. τῆς σοφίας) A. Eu. 431 ; ὡς διαλλαγὰς ἔχοιμεν ἀλλήλοισιν ὧν πένοιτο γῆ E. Supp. 210 ; πάντων Porph. Marc. 27 ; πενόμενον τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν ἐπιβαλλόντων αὐτῇ καλῶν Hierocl. in CA 14p.451M. : c. acc., χρήματα Them. Or.(i. e. Constant.pro Them.) 22b. II. trans., work at, get ready, δόμον κάτα δαῖτα πένοντο Od. 2.322, cf. 3.428, etc.; ἔργα Hes. Op. 773; ὁππότε κεν δὴ ταῦτα πενώμεθα when we are a-doing this, Od. 13.394 ; τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα πένεσθαι; 24.407, cf. Il. 19.200.—On the precise meaning of πένομαι, πενία, cf. Ar. Pl. 551 sqq. (Cf. πένης, πόνος, πονηρός.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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