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ἐργάτις

ἐργάτις, a workwoman

ἐργάτ-ῐς (parox.), ιδος, fem. of ἐργάτης,
  • workwoman; of the worker bees, Arist. HA 627a12, Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 7.12; μάθε ὡς ἐ. ἐστὶν [ἡ μέλισσα] LXX Pr. 6.8a; ἐ. βοῦς AP 9.741.
      • 2 Adj. laborious, industrious, γυναῖκες οὕτω ἐ. Hdt. 5.13; γλῶσσαν μὲν ἀργὸν χεῖρα δʼ εἶχεν ἐργάτιν S. Ph. 97; βιοτά APl. 16.15.6.
      • 3 working for hire, Μοῖσʼ οὔ πω ἐ. ἦν Pi. I. 2.6; of a courtesan, Archil. 184.
    • II c. gen., working at or producing, μνήμην ἁπάντων μουσομήτορʼ ἐργάτιν A. Pr. 461 (ἐργάνην Stob.); νέκταρος ἐ., of bees, AP 9.404.8 (Antiphil.); νήματος ἠλακάτα ib. 6.174 (Antip. ); σελίδων, of poetesses, ib. 9.26.8 (Antip. Thess.); Κύπριδος, of courtesans, ib. 5.244.8 (Maced.); rare in Prose, πόλις ἐ. τῶν ἀγαθῶν D.H. 2.76.

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