πένομαι
πένομαι, used only in pres. and impf., (cf.
πενέω):
I). intr.,
toil, work,
ἀμφίπολοι .. , ἐνὶ μεγάροισι πένοντο Od. 10.348 ;
περὶ δεῖπνον ἐνὶ μεγάροισι π.
were busy preparing a meal,
4.624 ;
ἀμφ’ αὐτὸν ἑταῖροι ἐσσυμένως ἐπένοντο Il. 24.124 .
II). trans.,
work at, get ready,
δόμον κάτα δαῖτα πένοντο Od. 2.322 , cf.
3.428 , etc.;
ἔργα Hes. Op. 773 ;
ὁππότε κεν δὴ ταῦτα πενώμεθα when we
are a-doing this,
Od. 13.394 ;
τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα πένεσθαι;
24.407 , cf.
Il. 19.200 .—On the precise meaning of
πένομαι, πενία, cf.
Ar. Pl. 551 sqq. (Cf.
πένης, πόνος, πονηρός.)
ShortDef
to work for one's daily bread
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
πένομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πενομαι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-80608
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πένομαι</span>, used only in pres. and impf., (cf. <span class="foreign greek">πενέω</span>): <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">toil, work</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀμφίπολοι .. , ἐνὶ μεγάροισι πένοντο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:348" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.348/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.348 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">περὶ δεῖπνον ἐνὶ μεγάροισι π</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">were busy</span> preparing a meal, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:624" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.624/canonical-url/"> 4.624 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀμφ’ αὐτὸν ἑταῖροι ἐσσυμένως ἐπένοντο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:124" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.124/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.124 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>,(<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to have to work for one\'s living</span>, hence) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be poor</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">needy</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> 15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1220" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1220/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 1220 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.40 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">πλουσία ἢ πενομένη πόλις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:577e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:577e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 577e </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πλουτοῦντες ἢ π</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:293a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:293a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 293a </a>; <span class="quote greek">π. καὶ κάμνειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:477d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:477d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 477d </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be poor in, have need of</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τῶν σοφῶν</span> (i. e. <span class="foreign greek">τῆς σοφίας</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:431" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:431/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 431 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὡς διαλλαγὰς ἔχοιμεν ἀλλήλοισιν ὧν πένοιτο γῆ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:210" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:210/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 210 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πάντων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg005:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg005:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Marc.</span> 27 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πενόμενον τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν ἐπιβαλλόντων αὐτῇ καλῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2571.tlg001:14p.451M" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2571.tlg001:14p.451M/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hierocl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in CA</span> 14p.451M. </a> : c. acc., <span class="quote greek">χρήματα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Them.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> </span> (i. e. Constant.<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pro Them.</span>) <span class="bibl"> 22b </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> trans., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">work at, get ready</span>, <span class="quote greek">δόμον κάτα δαῖτα πένοντο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.322/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.322 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.428/canonical-url/"> 3.428 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἔργα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:773" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:773/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 773 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὁππότε κεν δὴ ταῦτα πενώμεθα</span> when we <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">are a-doing</span> this, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:394" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.394/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.394 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα πένεσθαι</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.407/canonical-url/"> 24.407 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.200 </a>.—On the precise meaning of <span class="foreign greek">πένομαι, πενία</span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:551" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:551/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 551 </a> sqq. (Cf. <span class="foreign greek">πένης, πόνος, πονηρός</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}