πονέομαι
πονέομαι, be engaged in toil, toil, labor, be busy
[πόνος.]
Pres. pple. πονεύμενος, -ου Il. 4.374, Il. 13.288. (ἀμφι-)
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To labour or work with one’s hands, work, toil : ὅπλα, τοῖς ἐπονεῖτο Il. 18.413. Cf. Il. 7.442 : Od. 16.13, Od. 20.159 (did their work).
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To work at : ὄφρα ταῦτα πονεῖτο Il. 18.380.
To produce by work, make, construct : τύμβον Il. 23.245.
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To be busy, be much occupied, busy oneself, have or engage in toil or labour, exert oneself : ᾔδεε ἀδελφεὸν ὡς ἐπονεῖτο Il. 2.409. Cf. Il. 9.12, 348, Il. 10.70, 116, 117, 121 : Od. 9.250 = 310 = 343, Od. 17.258 and Od. 20.281 (the attendants).
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To be busied or engaged, busy oneself (with or about something) : πεπόνητο καθʼ ἵππους
(i.e. they were taking up all his attention) Il. 15.447. Cf. Il. 24.444. - 5
To busy oneself about, be engaged or engage oneself in, see to : τάδʼ ἀμφὶ πονησόμεθα Il. 23.159. Cf. Od. 15.222, Od. 22.377.
To attend to, look to, set in order : ὅπλα Od. 11.9, Od. 12.151.
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To be engaged in the toil and moil of war, take part in the fight, fight : ὅ μιν ἴδοντο πονεύμενον (at work with his spear) Il. 4.374, πονέοντο καθʼ ὑσμίνην Il. 5.84= Il. 5.627. Cf. Il. 13.288, Il. 20.359.
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