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προπονέω

προπονέω, to work

προπονέω,
  • work or labour beforehand, X. Cyr. 7.5.80; πολλά Luc. Vit.Auct. 23; τινι for another, Id. Hist.Conscr. 16.
      • 2 work for or instead of another, τινος X. An. 3.1.37, Cyr. 8.2.2.
      • 3 c. gen. rei, work for, work so as to obtain, τῶν εὐφροσυνῶν ib. 8.1.32.
      • 4 obtain by previous labour, τὰ προπεπονημένα Id. Mem. 4.2.23, HG 6.5.40.
      • 5 elaborate, work up first, τροφὴν οὐκ ὠμὴν, ἀλλὰ προπεπονημένην ὑπὸ τοῦ καυλοῦ καὶ τῶν ῥιζῶν Thphr. CP 4.6.6, cf. EM 73.27.
    • II suffer pain beforehand, ἢν -πεπονηκός τι ᾖ πρὸ τοῦ νοσέειν Hp. Aph. 4.33; π. τῇ νόσῳ, τοὺς νεφρούς, Ruf. Fr. 72, Gal. 19.597 (Med.); to be wearied before, ἐκ τοῦ τραύματος Luc. JTr. 40; τῷ ἤδη -πεπονηκέναι Agath. 3.27; of a horse, Ael. NA 14.11.
      • 2 trans., weary before, ἑαυτούς Plu. Oth. 11:—Pass., to be vexed already, γᾶς -πονουμένας v.l. in S. OT 685 (lyr.).

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