μόχθος
μόχθος
μόχθος, ὁ,
= μόγος
toil, hard work hardship, distress, trouble, Hes., Trag.: pl. toils, troubles, hardships, Trag.; τέκνων for children, Eur. -μόχθος and πόνος are both used in the sense of hardship, distress; yet this notion belongs properly to μόχθος, while πόνος is properly work, Lat. labor (from πένομαι, πένης, the poor manʼs lot).
Headword (normalized):
μόχθος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μοχθος
Intro Text:
μόχθος
μόχθος, ὁ,
= μόγος
toil, hard work hardship, distress, trouble, Hes., Trag.: pl. toils, troubles, hardships, Trag.; τέκνων for children, Eur. -μόχθος and πόνος are both used in the sense of hardship, distress; yet this notion belongs properly to μόχθος, while πόνος is properly work, Lat. labor (from πένομαι, πένης, the poor manʼs lot).
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n21638
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