πῆμα
πῆμα
πῆμα, ατος, τό,
cf. πάσχω
suffering, misery, calamity, woe, bane, Hom., etc.; πήματα ἐπὶ πήμασι woe upon woe, Soph.; πῆμʼ ἐπὶ πήματι κεῖται, the sword forged upon the anvil, Orac. ap. Hdt.
of persons, a bane, calamity, Il., Soph.