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κοπιάω

κοπιάω, to be tired, grow weary

κοπ-ιάω, fut. -άσω [ᾱ]: aor. ἐκοπίᾱσα Men. Phasm. 36: pf. κεκοπίᾱκα Apoc. 2.3: (κόπος):—
  • to be tired, grow weary, Ar. Th. 795, Fr. 318.8, LXX De. 25.18, al.; κ. τὰ σκέλη Alex. 147, Men. l.c.; κ. ὑπὸ ἀγαθῶν to be weary of good things, Ar. Av. 735; ἐκ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας Ev.Jo. 4.6; τῇ διανοίᾳ Erasistr. ap. Gal. Consuet. 1: c. part., κ. ὀρχούμενοι Ar. Fr. 602; ζῶν AP 12.46 (Asclep.); μὴ κοπιάτω φιλοσοφῶν Epicur. Ep. 3 p.59 U., cf. Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.185e: aor. part. κοπιάσας, defunctus laboribus, IG 14.1811:—Med. in act. sense, Arist. Pr. 881a14.
    • II work hard, toil, Ev.Matt. 6.28, etc.; μεθʼ ἡδονῆς κ. Vett.Val. 266.6; εἴς τι 1 Ep.Ti. 4.10, cf. Ep.Rom. 16.6; ἔν τινι 1 Ep.Ti. 5.17; ἐπί τι LXX Jo. 24.13: c. inf., strive, struggle, μὴ κοπία ζητεῖν Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 37.7.
    • III = κοπάζω, come to rest: arrive at a state of saturation, PLeid.X. 30 (iii/iv A. D.).

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