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work
subs.
P. and V. ἔργον, τό.
Toil, labour:
P. and V. πόνος, ὁ, Ar. and V. μόχθος, ὁ, V. μοχθήμᾰτα, τά, ἆθλος, ὁ, κά̆μᾰτος, ὁ.
Thing made:
P. and V. ἔργον, τό, V. ὄργᾰνον, τό, πόνος, ὁ.
Work of art:
Ar. and P. σκεῦος, τό, V. τέχνη, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό, P. ἐργασία, ἡ.
Duty, function:
P. and V. ἔργον, τό ; see duty.
Handicraft:
P. and V. τέχνη, ἡ, Ar. and P. χειρουργία, ἡ, P. χειροτεχνία, ἡ, V. χειρωναξία, ἡ.
Occupation:
P. ἐργασία, ἡ, πραγματεία, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευμα, τό, Ar. and P. διατρῐβή, ἡ. P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ.
Needle-work:
P. and V. ποίκιλμα, τό ; ewbroidery.
Composition, writing:
P. σύγγραμμα, τό.
Book:
P. and V. βίβλος, ἡ.
Set to work:
see under set.
Begin:
P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι.
Military works, earthwork:
P. and V. ἔρῠμα, τό ; see defences.
Mound:
P. χῶμα, τό, χοῦς, ὁ, πρόσχωσις, ἡ.
work
v. trans.
Mould, fashion:
P. and V. πλάσσειν.
Knead:
P. and V. ὀργάζειν (Soph. Frag.).
Cultivate
(the soil): P. ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, P. and V. γεωργεῖν (Eur. Rhes. 176, absol.), V. γᾱπονεῖν (Eur. Rhes. 75).
Work a mine:
P. ἐργάζεσθαι μέταλλον (Dem. 977).
Work
(stone or other materials): P. ἐργάζεσθαι.
Make by work:
P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, ἐκπονεῖν, V. ἐκμοχθεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀ̆περγάζεσθαι.
Cause, bring about:
P. and V. μηχᾰνᾶσθαι, ποιεῖν, P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι, V. τεύχειν ; see contrive.
Produce:
P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν (Plat.), V. φῠτεύειν, φῑτύ̄ειν ; see produce.
Embroider:
P. and V. ποικίλλειν, P. καταποικίλλειν.
He works his auger with double thongs:
V. διπλοῖν χαλινοῖν τρύπανον κωπηλατεῖ (Eur. Cycl. 461).
V. intrans. Labour: P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι, πονεῖν, ἐκπονεῖν, κάμνειν (rare P.), μοχθεῖν (rare P.).
Be an artisan:
P. δημιουργεῖν.
Avail, do good:
P. and V. ὠφελεῖν ; see avail.
Work at:
P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι (acc.), σπουδάζειν (acc.), διᾰπονεῖν (acc.), V. πονεῖν (acc.) (rare P.), μοχθεῖν (acc.).
Work for
(on behalf of): V. ὑ̆περκάμνειν (gen.), προκάμνειν (gen.), ὑ̆περπονεῖσθαι (gen.).
Work off:
P. ἀποτρίβεσθαι.
Work one’s way:
see advance.
Work out:
P. and V. ἐκπονεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), ἐξεργάζεσθαι (acc.), διᾰπονεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), V. ἐκμοχθεῖν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἀ̆περγάζεσθαι (acc.).
Come to the end of:
V. ἀντλεῖν, ἐξαντλεῖν, διαντλεῖν.
Work round:
see come round.
Work round in the rear of an enemy:
P. περιιέναι κατὰ νώτου (Thuc. 4.36).
Work up:
Ar. and P. ἀ̆περγάζεσθαι (acc. ), P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc.), ἐκπονεῖν (acc.).
Work upon, turn to account:
P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.); see influence.
He so worked upon the jury that they would not even hear a word from us:
P. οὕτω διέθηκε τοὺς δικαστὰς ὥστε φωνὴν μηδʼ ἡντινοῦν ἐθέλειν ἀκούειν ἡμῶν (Dem. 1103).
Work with others:
P. and V. συμπονεῖν (dat.) (Xen.), V. συμμοχθεῖν (dat.), συγκάμνειν (dat.).

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