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ἐποίχομαι

4 go over or ply oneʼs task, ἔργον ἐ. Il. 6.492, Od. 1.358, 17.227, etc. ; δόρπον ἐ. set about preparing it, 13.34 ; freq. of women, ἱστὸν ἐ. ply the loom, Il. 1.31, Od. 5.62, al., cf. Ephor. 5 J. ; ἔργον φυλόπιδος ἐ. Mimn. 14.10 ; φύλοπιν Hes. Sc. 200 (tm.); [γύας καὶ ἀλωὰς] ἔργοισιν ἐ. with labour, Theoc. 25.32 : c. dat., ἔργῳ ἐ. Q.S. 12.343 codd. : abs. in part., with another Verb, busily, ἡ μὲν ἐποιχομένη..ἔντυεν ἵππους Il. 5.720.

πτώσσω

2 cringe like a beggar, go begging (cf. πτωχός) , κατὰ δῆμον Od. 17.227, 18.363: c. acc. loci, π. ἀλλοτρίους οἴκους Hes. Op. 395.

ἐποίχομαι

ἐποίχομαι [ἐπ-, ἐπι- 11 14.] 1 With acc., to go towards, to go to join: μνηστῆρας ἐπῴχετο Od. 1.324. In hostile sense, to assail, attack. Of Apollo: οὐρῆας Il. 1.50. So absol.: ἐποιχόμενος κατέπεφνεν Il. 24.759: Od. 3.280 = Od. 15.411. Of Artemis. Absol. Od. 5.124 = Od. 11.173 = 199. Of a hero under the inspiration of a divinity. Of Diomedes Il. 5.330, Il. 10.487. Of Hector Il. 15.279. 2 To range, go about, go hither and thither: πάντοσε Il. 5.508, Μυρμιδόνας ἐποιχόμενος θώρηξεν Il. 16.155. Cf. Il. 6.81, Il. 10.167, 171, Il. 16.496 = 533, Il. 16.215: Od. 6.282. Of missiles Il. 1.383. 3 To range or go hither and thither over. With acc.: νηῶν ἴκρια Il. 15.676. Of sound: [ἀϋτὴ] πάσας [πύλας] ἐπῴχετο Il. 12.340 (v. l. πᾶσαι ἐπώχατο). 4 To go round a company: ἐπῴχετο οἰνοχοεύων Od. 1.143. Cf. Od. 17.346 = 351. 5 With acc., to range or go hither and thither round or among: πάντας ἐπῴχετο κελεύων Il. 17.356. To go round or among, inspect, review: πάσας [φώκας] Od. 4.451. 6 To walk along (the web) following the shuttle, to work at (the web). With acc.: ἱστὸν ἐποιχομένην Il. 1.31. Cf. Od. 5.62, Od. 10.222, 226, 254. 7 Hence, in gen., to ply (one's task): ἔργον ἐποίχεσθαι Il. 6.492: Od. 1.358, Od. 17.227, Od. 18.363, Od. 21.352. To go to see about, busy oneself about: δόρπον Od. 13.34. Absol., to go about a task: ἐποιχομένη ἔντυεν ἵππους Il. 5.720 = Il. 8.382.

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.

πτώσσω

πτώσσω [πτωκ-. Cf. πτήσσω.] (κατα-) 1 To cower or crouch in fear or from cowardice, shrink from the fray Il. 4.371, Il. 5.634, Il. 7.129, Il. 21.26. Of locusts Il. 21.14. With acc. of the person from whom one shrinks : οὐδʼ ἄν ἔτι δὴν ἀλλήλους πτώσσοιμεν Il. 20.427. Sim. of birds : νέφεα πτώσσουσαι (shrinking from the region of the clouds, flying low) Od. 22.304. 2 To cringe in humility; hence, to go about begging : πτώσσων (πτώσσειν) κατὰ δῆμον Od. 17.227, Od. 18.363.