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ἔργον

work, Il. 2.436, etc.; ἔ. οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τʼ ὄνειδος Hes. Op. 311 ; πλεόνων δέ τε ἔ. ἄμεινον Il. 12.412 ; ἔ. ἐποίχεσθαι 6.492 ; νῦν ἔπλετο ἔ. ἅπασι 12.271 ; esp. in pl., ἄλλος ἄλλοισιν..ἐπιτέρπεται ἔργοις Od. 14.228 ; ἐπὶ ἔργα τράποντο Il. 3.422 ; ἔργων παύσασθαι Od. 4.683 ; τὰ σʼ αὐτῆς ἔργα κόμιζε see to thine own tasks, Il. 6.490 : esp. in the following relations,

ἐφαμαρτέω

Herod. 5.43; read by Aristarch. in Il. 12.412, al.

ἐφομαρτέω

accompany, come on (with), abs., Il. 8.191, 12.412, 23.414 ( ἐφαμ- Aristarch.), Nic. Al. 479: c. dat., A.R. 1.201: rare in Prose, as Arr. An. 1.19.2.

τοι

let me tell you, mark you, look you (in Engl. we freq. convey the impression by means of emphasis or tone), implying a real or imagined audience, freq. in Hom. and always in speeches (exc. ὃς δή τοι Il. 10.316, Od. 20.289), αἰσχρόν τοι δηρόν τε μένειν κτλ. Il. 2.298; ἀλλʼ ἐφομαρτεῖτε· πλεόνων δέ τοι ἔργον ἄμεινον 12.412 codd.; τοῦτο δέ τοι ἐρέουσα ἔπος . . εἶμι surely I will go, 1.419; ταύτης τοι γενεῆς . . εὔχομαι εἶναι (recapitulating) 6.211 (so at the close of a narrative, Theoc. 11.80); οὗτός τοι . . ἀπὸ στρατοῦ ἔρχεται ἀνήρ here comes, look you . . , Il. 10.341 (vulg., οὗτός τις Aristarch., etc.); freq. it is hard to dist. from the Ep. dat., as in ποῦ τοι ἀπειλαὶ οἴχονται; 13.219; so in Hes. Op. 287 (addressed to Perses), 347, 719, cf. Emp. 17.14 (addressed to Pausanias), Pi. P. 2.72 (addressed to Hiero), al.; and so in Trag. dialogue, A. Eu. 729, etc.; σέτοι κικλήσκω S. OC 1578 (lyr.); betw. chorus and actor, Id. Ph. 855 (lyr.), etc.; folld. by a plural, Tyrt. 10.11 (cf. 13); so ἄρσενάς τοι τῆσδε γῆς οἰκήτορας εὑρήσετε A. Supp. 952: hence, as addressed to an imaginary audience, without personal reference, introducing a general sentiment or maxim, Thgn. 153; τὸ συγγενές τοι δεινόν A. Pr. 39, al.

ἀμείνων

ἀμείνων -ονος. Neut. ἄμεινον. Acc. sing. masc. and fem. ἀμείνω Il. 3.11, Il. 4.400, Il. 9.423. Neut. pl. ἀμείνω Od. 7.310, Od. 15.71. Used as comp. of ἀγαθός or ἐσθλός. 1 More warlike, soldierly, or skilful in fight Il. 2.239, Il. 4.405, Il. 5.173, 411, Il. 6.479, Il. 7.111, 114, Il. 15.641, Il. 16.709, Il. 21.107, Il. 22.158, 333: Od. 18.334. So βίην ἀ. Il. 1.404, Il. 15.139.– βιῃ ἀ. Il. 11.787. 2 Better, more worthy, serviceable or skilful: ἀγορῇ Il. 4.400. Cf. Il. 6.350, Il. 18.106, Il. 23.315, 479, 605 (your betters): Od. 2.180, Od. 7.51, Od. 22.156. In reference to personal appearance Od. 24.374. Of horses Il. 10.556. 3 Of things or abstractions, better of their kind, better, more excellent, helpful or in place: ὀμίχλην νυκτὸς ἀμείνω Il. 3.11. Cf. Il. 1.116, Il. 7.358 = Il. 12.232, Il. 9.104, 256, 423, Il. 12.412, Il. 14.107, Il. 15.509: ἀμείνω αἴσιμα πάντα Od. 7.310, Od. 15.71. Cf. Od. 1.376 = Od. 2.141, Od. 5.364, Od. 14.466, Od. 22.374. Impers. with infin.: πείθεσθαι ἄμεινόν [ἐστιν] Il. 1.274. Cf. Il. 11.469: Od. 22.104. Sim.: ὧς γὰρ ἄμεινον Il. 1.217. 4 Good rather than ill: οὔ οἱ τό γʼ ἄμεινον Il. 24.52.

ἔργον

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.

ἐφομαρτέω

ἐφομαρτέω [ἐφ-, ἐπι- 5.] To come along with a person, come on, in an indicated direction: ἐφομαρτεῖτον καὶ σπεύδετον Il. 8.191, Il. 23.414. Cf. Il. 12.412.

πλείων

πλείων -ονος, comp. Neut. πλεῖον [πλε-ίων. Cf. πλεῖστος.] Also πλέων, -ονος. Nom. pl. masc. πλείους Od. 24.464. πλέες Il. 11.395. Dat. pl. πλείοσι Il. 10.106 : Od. 12.196, Od. 19.168. πλεόνεσσι Il. 1.281, 325, Il. 13.739, Il. 15.611, Il. 16.651 : Od. 2.245, 251, Od. 12.54, 164, Od. 16.88, Od. 18.63, Od. 22.13. Acc. πλέας Il. 2.129. 1 More, more numerous, in greater number : πλέας ἔμμεναι υἷας Ἀχαιῶν Τρώων Il. 2.129. Cf. Il. 5.673, Il. 10.106, 506, Il. 11.395, Il. 15.611, etc. : ἀνήϊξαν ἡμίσεων πλείους Od. 24.464. Cf. Od. 2.245, Od. 7.189, Od. 9.48, Od. 12.54, Od. 19.168, etc. Absol. : ἐπεὶ πλεόνεσσιν ἀνάσσει Il. 1.281, οὐδὲ πλείονα ἴσασι μητίσασθαι (have more knowledge so as to . . ., know better how to . . .) Il. 23.312. Cf. Il. 1.325, Il. 5.531, Il. 13.355, Il. 16.651, etc. : Od. 2.251, Od. 12.188, Od. 14.498, Od. 16.88, Od. 18.63, Od. 22.13. 2 Many rather than few. Absol. : πλεόνων ἔργον ἄμεινον Il. 12.412. 3 Greater in quantity or amount : πλέων νύξ (more of the night) Il. 10.252. Absol. : ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐλέλειπτο Od. 8.475. Cf. Il. 1.165.