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occupations, θαλάσσια ἔ. fishing, 5.67 ; a seamanʼs life, Il. 2.614 : periphr., δαιτὸς..ἔργα works of feasting, 9.228 ; φιλοτήσια ἔ. Od. 11.246 ; ἔργα γάμοιο Il. 5.429 ; ἔργα Κυπρογενοῦς Sol. 26 ; Ἀφροδίτης h.Ven. 1 ; also τέκνων ἐς ἔ. A. Ag. 1207 : abs., ἔργον Luc. DDeor. 21[17].1, AP 12.209 (pl., Strat., s.v.l.); also ἔργα ἰσχύος καὶ τάχους X. Cyr. 1.2.12 ; φίλα ἔργα μελίσσαις, of flowers, Theoc. 22.42 ; of mines, etc., ἔ. ἀργυρεῖα X. Vect. 4.5, D. 21.167, etc.; ἔργα πίσσια dub. l. in Plu. Cat.Ma. 21.
of, in, on, or from the sea, οὔ σφι θ. ἔργα μεμήγει Il. 2.614; κορῶναι εἰνάλιαι, τῇσίν τε θ. ἔργα μέμηλεν Od. 5.67; θ. βίος Archil. 51; χέλυς Alc. 51; θ. ἀνέμων ῥιπαί, κλύδων, Pi. N. 3.59, E. Med. 28; Χάριτες Lyr.Adesp. 85.11; ὁ θ. [Ποσειδῶν] Ar. Pl. 396; of animals, opp. χερσαῖα, Hdt. 2.123, cf. Pl. Euthd. 298d, Arist. HA 487a26; πεζοί τε καὶ θ. landsmen and seamen, A. Pers. 558 (lyr.); θ. ἐκρῖψαί τινα to thro wone into the sea, S. OT 1411; θ. νεκρός, of one drowned, Thgn. 1229; πλοῖον θ. sea-going vessel, POxy. 1288.6 (iv A.D.).
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πᾶσι δόλοισιν ἀνθρώποισι μέλω by all manner of wiles am I in menʼs thoughts, i.e. am well known to them, Od. 9.20; Ἀργὼ πᾶσι μέλουσα 12.70; μελήσεις ἄφθιτον ἀνθρώποις αἰὲν ἔχων ὄνομα Thgn. 245; Εὐθυμίᾳ μέλων εἴην Pi. Fr. 155; μέλει σφισὶ Καλλιόπα Id. O. 10(11).14; ἵνα θανοῦσα νερτέροισιν μέλω E. Andr. 850 (lyr.); Ἔρως . . οὐρανίδαισι μέλων Id. Tr. 842; μέλων πολλοῖσι AP 5.121 ( Diod.); ἡ μέλουσα ἀγέλη Them. Or. 1.10a: pf. part., ἀρεταῖσι μεμαλότας dear to virtue, Pi. O. 1.89 (dub.); μέλεγάρ οἱ [Ὀδυσσεύς] Od. 5.6; τὸν ξεῖνον δὲ ἐῶμεν . . . Τηλεμάχῳ μελέμεν 18.420: but more freq. of things, μή τοι ταῦτα . . . μελόντων let not these things weigh on thy soul, Il. 18.463, Od. 13.362; μηδέ τί οἱ θάνατος μελέτω φρεσί Il. 24.152; σοὶ χρὴ τάδε πάντα μέλειν ʼtis good these things should be a care to thee, 5.490; πόλεμος δʼ ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει 6.492; μελήσουσιν δʼ ἐμοὶ ἵπποι 5.228; ᾧ τόσσα μέμηλε 2.25; οἷς ὕβρις μέμηλε κακή Hes. Op. 238; τοῖσιν . . ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἄλλα μεμήλει Od. 1.151, cf. Il. 2.614; ὅσα φημὶ μελησέμεν Ἀργείοισι 10.51; ἔλεγε . . κομιδῆς πέρι τὴν ὥρην αὐτῷ μελήσειν Hdt. 8.19; μέλει γὰρ ἀνδρὶ . . τἄξωθεν A. Th. 200; σοὶ χρὴ μέλειν ἐπιστολάς Id. Pr. 3; οὗτος . . δμωσὶν ἂν μέλοι πόνος E. Supp. 939; ἃ τοῖσιν ἀστοῖς ἔμελεν Ar. Ec. 459; τοῖσδε μελήσει γάμος E. El. 1342 (anap.); τοῦτο ἴσασιν ἐμοὶ μεμεληκός X. Ap. 20.
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σφίσι ( ν) or σφισι ( ν) 4.2, 17.453, 22.288, 474, A. Pr. 481, Hdt. 1.4, al., Th. 1.19, al., X. HG 1.7.5, etc.; more freq. in the forms σφι, σφιν, Il. 2.612, 614, al., A. Pr. 254, al., Hdt. 1.31, al. (not in Att. Prose); in Trag. never σφι; sts. elided σφʼ, Il. 3.300, 8.4, etc.; σφιν also in Dor. Prose, SIG 56.48 ( Argos, v B.C.), IG 2(2).1126.25 (Delph. Amphict., iv B.C.), Schwyzer 92.5 ( Argos, iii B.C.), Anon. in PSI 9.1091.21:— σφίσι ( ν) is not enclitic acc. to A.D. Pron. 98.12, sts. enclitic acc. to Hdn.Gr. 2.42 (who says elsewh. ( 2.57) that pronouns beginning with σφ- are always enclitic); σφι ( ν) is enclitic, exc. at the beginning of a phrase, as σφὶν δʼ αὐτοῖς Hes. Fr. 49 (cited by A.D. Pron. 98.11).
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they, them, pl. of οὗ B.I, ἐκ γάρ σφεων φρένας εἵλετο Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη Il. 18.311; τῶ σφεων πολέες κακὸν οἶτον ἐπέσπον Od. 3.134; μετὰ δέ σφισι πότνια Ἥβη νέκταρ ἐῳνοχόει Il. 4.2; οὔ σφι θαλάσσια ἔργα μεμήλει 2.614; ἐγώ σφισιν ἔδειξα κράσεις ἠπίων ἀκεσμάτων A. Pr. 481, cf. 443, 457, S. OT 1470, al., E. Med. 1378; this use is not found in Prose, exc. in dialects, SIG 56.48 ( Argos, v B.C.), IG 2(2).1126.25 (Delph. Amphict., iv B.C.), Hdt. 1.3, 2.15, al.
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ἔργον -ου, τό (ϝέργον) [cf. (ϝ)έρδω.] 1 Something done or performed or to be done or performed, a deed: ἃ Ζεὺς μήδετο ἔργα Il. 2.38, ὑπέσχετο μέγα ἐ. Il. 13.366. Cf. Il. 3.130, Il. 5.757, Il. 9.595, Il. 16.120, Il. 18.77, etc.: Od. 1.338, Od. 2.63, Od. 3.275, Od. 10.199, Od. 18.221, etc. For ἐ. contrasted in terms with ἔπος see ἔπος 3. 2 One's work, the work in hand or before one: μὴ ἀμβαλλώμεθα ἐ. Il. 2.436, ἀτελευτήτῳ ἐπὶ ἔργῳ Il. 4.175, ὄφρʼ ἐπὶ ἔργα τράπωνται Il. 23.53. Cf. Il. 2.137, Il. 7.465, Il. 18.473, Il. 19.150, 242: Od. 2.252, Od. 5.243, Od. 9.250 = 310 = 343, Od. 14.195, Od. 17.227, Od. 18.363, Od. 22.479. 3 Toilsome work, toil, labour: ἐ. ἀεικὲς ἔχοντα Il. 19.133. A task: ἔργα κʼ ἀεικέα ἐργάζοιο Il. 24.733. 4 A kind of work or activity, a sphere of action: ἐν πάντεσσʼ ἔργοισι δαήμονα Il. 23.671. Cf. Il. 4.258: ἔργα κάκʼ ἔμμαθεν Od. 17.226. Cf. Od. 8.245, Od. 14.228, Od. 15.320, Od. 18.362, Od. 20.378. 5 The process or condition of working, work, action: ἀνηνύστῳ ἐπὶ ἔργῳ (with no end to the business) Od. 16.111. Carrying into effect, action: πλεόνων ἐ. ἄμεινον Il. 12.412. Cf. Il. 9.374. 6 a Work of war, warfare, strife. α With qualifying words: ἐ. Ἄρηος Il. 11.734. Cf. Il. 16.208. So πολεμήϊα ἔργα Il. 2.338, Il. 5.428, Il. 7.236, Il. 11.719, Il. 13.727, 730: Od. 12.116. Cf. Il. 8.453. β Without such words: ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐ. ἐτύχθη Il. 4.470. Cf. Il. 4.539, Il. 12.271, 416: Od. 22.149.– περὶ ἔργα τέτυκτο (in . . .) Il. 17.279: Od. 11.550. b One's work in war, one's prowess: παρʼ ἔμʼ ἵστασο καὶ ἴδε ἐ. Il. 17.179: Od. 22.233. Cf. Il. 6.522. In pl., deeds of prowess: ἐπιίστορα ἔργων Od. 21.26. 7 Work on the land, tillage: ἔρις ἔργοιο Od. 18.366. Cf. Od. 14.222, Od. 18.369. In pl.: ἔργων ἀνέπαυσεν Il. 17.549. 8 A piece of work in the arts, a piece of craftsmanship: χαρίεντα ἔργα τελείει Od. 6.234 = Od. 23.161. 9 A work, occupation, affair: θαλάσσια ἔργα Il. 2.614: Od. 5.67. 10 a The work, a piece of work, an occupation, proper to women: ἀμφίπολοι ἐπὶ ἔργα τράποντο Il. 3.422, ἀμφιπόλοισι κέλευε ἐ. ἐποίχεσθαι Il. 6.492. Cf. Il. 6.324, 490: = Od. 1.356 = Od. 21.350, Od. 1.358, Od. 4.683, Od. 19.514, Od. 21.352. b In pl., their various crafts or occupations: ἀμύμονα ἔργα ἰδυίας Il. 9.128. Cf. Il. 9.270, Il. 18.420, Il. 19.245, Il. 23.263, 705: ἔργʼ ἐπίστασθαι Od. 2.117 = Od. 7.111. Cf. Od. 13.289 = Od. 16.158, Od. 15.418, Od. 20.72, Od. 22.422, Od. 24.278. c In pl., skill in such crafts, craftsmanship: οὐ χερείων ἔργα (in . . .) Il. 1.115. Cf. Il. 9.390, Il. 13.432. d The materials of their work: ἀκὴν ἔμεναι παρὰ ἔργῳ (by their (your) work) Od. 21.239, 385, 11 A matter, affair, business, thing: εἰ σοὶ πᾶν ἐ. ὑπείξομαι (in everything) Il. 1.294, λοίγια ἔργα 518, τάδε ἔργα (these troubles) Il. 3.321. Cf. Il. 2.252, Il. 5.429, Il. 6.348, Il. 8.9, Il. 9.228, etc.: ἐν πᾶσι ἔργοισιν Od. 7.52, μὴ ἀμφαδὰ ἔργα γένοιτο Od. 19.391. Cf. Od. 2.280, Od. 3.56, Od. 16.373, Od. 17.78, 274, Od. 19.323. App. in vague sense thing: χερμάδιον, μέγα ἐ. Il. 5.303, Il. 20.286. A state of affairs: εἴσιδεν ἐ. ἀεικές Il. 14.13. 12 The result of work. a Something made, the work of . . . : πέπλοι ἔργα γυναικῶν Il. 6.289. Cf. Il. 7.444, Il. 19.22: Od. 4.617 = Od. 15.117, Od. 7.97, Od. 10.223, Od. 24.75. Something due to action, the work of . . . : τόδε ἐ. [ἐστὶν] Ἀθηναίης Od. 16.207. b A device or representation: τελαμών, ἵνα θέσκελα ἔργα τέτυκτο Od. 11.610. c A piece of tilled land, a farm or estate: ἀνδρῶν πίονα ἔργα Il. 12.283, ἵκετο ἔργʼ ἀνθρώπων (app. meaning the world of men) Il. 19.131. Cf. Il. 2.751, Il. 5.92, Il. 16.392: πατρώϊα ἔργα Od. 2.22, οὔτε βοῶν οὔτʼ ἀνδρῶν φαίνετο ἔργα (tilled with oxen or by the hand of man) Od. 10.98, [ᾧ] θεὸς ἐ. ἀέξῃ Od. 14.65. Cf. Od. 2.127 = Od. 18.288, Od. 4.318, Od. 6.259, Od. 7.26, Od. 10.147, Od. 14.66, 344, Od. 15.372, 505, Od. 16.140, 144, 314, Od. 24.388.
θαλάσσιος [θάλασσα.] Of or pertaining to the sea: ἔργα Il. 2.614: Od. 5.67.
μέλω 3 sing. fut. μελήσει Il. 5.430, Il. 6.492, Il. 17.515, Il. 20.137, Il. 23.724 : Od. 1.358, Od. 11.332, 352, Od. 17.601, Od. 21.352. 3 pl. μελήσουσι Il. 5.228, Il. 10.481. Infin. μελησέμεν Il. 10.51. 3 sing. aor. subj. μελήσῃ Il. 10.282. 3 sing. pf. (in pres. sense) μέμηλε Il. 2.25, 62, Il. 5.876, Il. 9.228, Il. 19.213 : Od. 5.67, Od. 6.65, Od. 12.116. 3 sing. subj. μεμήλῃ Il. 4.353, Il. 9.359. Pple. μεμηλώς Il. 5.708, Il. 13.297, 469. 3 sing. plupf. (in impf. sense) μεμήλει Il. 2.614 : Od. 1.151. Mid. 3 sing. fut. μελήσεται Il. 1.523. 3 sing. thematic pf. (in pres. sense) μέμβλεται Il. 19.343. 3 sing. plupf. (in impf. sense) μέμβλετο Il. 21.516 : Od. 22.12. 1 In act. and mid., to be an object of care, concern, solicitude, anxiety or interest, to, to concern, be the concern of, to make anxious, interest, trouble : ἐμοί κε ταῦτα μελήσεται (I will make it my care) Il. 1.523, ᾧ τόσσα μέμηλεν (who has so many responsibilities) Il. 2.25= 62, οὔ σφι θαλάσσια ἔργα μεμήλει 614, τά κεν Διὶ μελήσει (the issue is in his hands) Il. 17.515. Cf. Il. 4.353, Il. 5.228, 490, 876, Il. 6.441, 492, Il. 9.228, Il. 10.51, Il. 15.231, Il. 19.213, Il. 21.516, Il. 24.152, etc. : τοῖσιν ἄλλα μεμήλει (they turned to ...) Od. 1.151, μέλε οἱ ἐὼν ἐν δώμασι νύμφης Od. 5.6, μή τί τοι ἡγεμόνος γε ποθὴ μελέσθω Od. 10.505, Ἀργὼ πᾶσι μέλουσα (at whose name all hearts stir, the storied ...) Od. 12.70 (u.l. πασιμέλουσα). Cf. Od. 1.358, Od. 2.304, Od. 4.415 (bethink you of your ...), Od. 6.65, 270, Od. 7.208, Od. 9.20, Od. 13.362, Od. 17.594, Od. 18.421, Od. 22.12, etc. Impers. : οὐκ ἔμελέν μοι ταῦτα μεταλλῆσαι (I cared not to ...) Od. 16.465. Cf. Od. 1.305. 2 To be concerned with, busied about. With genit. : πλούτοιο μεμηλώς Il. 5.708, πτολέμοιο μεμηλώς (his mind set on it) Il. 13.297= 469.
μέλω 3 sing. fut. μελήσει Il. 5.430, Il. 6.492, Il. 17.515, Il. 20.137, Il. 23.724 : Od. 1.358, Od. 11.332, 352, Od. 17.601, Od. 21.352. 3 pl. μελήσουσι Il. 5.228, Il. 10.481. Infin. μελησέμεν Il. 10.51. 3 sing. aor. subj. μελήσῃ Il. 10.282. 3 sing. pf. (in pres. sense) μέμηλε Il. 2.25, 62, Il. 5.876, Il. 9.228, Il. 19.213 : Od. 5.67, Od. 6.65, Od. 12.116. 3 sing. subj. μεμήλῃ Il. 4.353, Il. 9.359. Pple. μεμηλώς Il. 5.708, Il. 13.297, 469. 3 sing. plupf. (in impf. sense) μεμήλει Il. 2.614 : Od. 1.151. Mid. 3 sing. fut. μελήσεται Il. 1.523. 3 sing. thematic pf. (in pres. sense) μέμβλεται Il. 19.343. 3 sing. plupf. (in impf. sense) μέμβλετο Il. 21.516 : Od. 22.12. 1 In act. and mid., to be an object of care, concern, solicitude, anxiety or interest, to, to concern, be the concern of, to make anxious, interest, trouble : ἐμοί κε ταῦτα μελήσεται (I will make it my care) Il. 1.523, ᾧ τόσσα μέμηλεν (who has so many responsibilities) Il. 2.25= 62, οὔ σφι θαλάσσια ἔργα μεμήλει 614, τά κεν Διὶ μελήσει (the issue is in his hands) Il. 17.515. Cf. Il. 4.353, Il. 5.228, 490, 876, Il. 6.441, 492, Il. 9.228, Il. 10.51, Il. 15.231, Il. 19.213, Il. 21.516, Il. 24.152, etc. : τοῖσιν ἄλλα μεμήλει (they turned to ...) Od. 1.151, μέλε οἱ ἐὼν ἐν δώμασι νύμφης Od. 5.6, μή τί τοι ἡγεμόνος γε ποθὴ μελέσθω Od. 10.505, Ἀργὼ πᾶσι μέλουσα (at whose name all hearts stir, the storied ...) Od. 12.70 (u.l. πασιμέλουσα). Cf. Od. 1.358, Od. 2.304, Od. 4.415 (bethink you of your ...), Od. 6.65, 270, Od. 7.208, Od. 9.20, Od. 13.362, Od. 17.594, Od. 18.421, Od. 22.12, etc. Impers. : οὐκ ἔμελέν μοι ταῦτα μεταλλῆσαι (I cared not to ...) Od. 16.465. Cf. Od. 1.305. 2 To be concerned with, busied about. With genit. : πλούτοιο μεμηλώς Il. 5.708, πτολέμοιο μεμηλώς (his mind set on it) Il. 13.297= 469.
σφέας Acc. σφέας Il. 2.366, Il. 12.43, etc.: Od. 7.40, Od. 8.480, etc. σφεάς (encl.) Il. 2.96, Il. 4.284, Il. 5.151, Il. 11.128, etc.: Od. 4.77, Od. 6.6, Od. 8.315, Od. 13.213, etc. σφας (encl.) Il. 5.567. σφε (encl.) Il. 11.111, Il. 19.265: Od. 8.271, Od. 21.192, etc. Genit. σφείων Il. 4.535, Il. 13.148, etc. σφέων Od. 20.348, Od. 24.381. σφεών (encl.) Il. 18.311: Od. 3.134. σφῶν Il. 12.155, Il. 19.302. Dat. σφίσι Il. 1.368, Il. 9.99, Il. 10.208, Il. 11.413, Il. 12.148, etc.: Od. 4.683, Od. 10.415, Od. 14.272, etc. σφισί (encl.) Il. 2.93, Il. 4.2, Il. 8.204, Il. 9.425, Il. 10.186, etc.: Od. 2.398, Od. 3.150, Od. 6.155, Od. 7.35, Od. 8.371, etc. σφι (encl.) Il. 1.73, 110, Il. 2.251, 614, 670, etc.: Od. 1.142, 339, Od. 2.169, 173, 284, etc. 1 In the encl. (and sometimes in the accented) forms anaphoric pron. of the 3rd person pl. masc. and fem., them: ἐννέα δέ σφεας κήρυκες ἐρήτυον Il. 2.96, ἵνα σφίσι βουλεύησθα Il. 9.99. Cf. Il. 1.73, 110, Il. 2.93, 704, Il. 4.2, 331, Il. 5.567, Il. 11.111, Il. 12.416, Il. 15.594, etc.: Od. 1.142, 339, Od. 2.398, Od. 3.118, 150, Od. 6.6, Od. 8.271, 480, Od. 13.276, Od. 14.300, Od. 16.475, Od. 17.212, etc. 2 In the accented forms commonly reflexive: τὰ δάσσαντο μετὰ σφίσιν Il. 1.368, ὦσαν ἀπὸ σφείων Il. 4.535. Cf. Il. 2.366, Il. 10.208, Il. 11.413, Il. 12.148, Il. 13.688, etc.: Od. 10.415, Od. 14.272, Od. 16.228, etc. So with αὐτός: σφέας αὐτοὺς ἀρτύναντες Il. 12.43, 86, Il. 13.152. Cf. Il. 12.155, Il. 19.302: Od. 4.683, Od. 12.225. An encl. form thus: κέλονταί μʼ ἀγινέμεναί σφισιν αὐτοῖς ἔδμεναι Od. 20.213.