Πονεῖν
to do
Translated by William Hutton13 Jan 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to act.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πονεῖν· ἐνεργεῖν.
Betacode
*ponei=n: e)nergei=n.
Notes
- The headword is a very common word that can take a wide range of meanings, and the gloss seems to be trying to nail down the connotation in a particular context. Both are present active infinitives. The headword is so common, and this gloss is so commonly used for it in commentaries and lexica, that a precise source is unidentifiable. Perhaps Homer, Iliad 9.12 or 22.11 (cf. scholia ad loc., whence pi 2043).
See also alpha 1094, epsilon 2805, pi 2036, Hesychius pi2977; and cf. pi 2034.
Linked from3 entries
- ε2805ἘπόνουνI was toiling, they were toiling[Meaning] I was/they were in distress.
- π2036Πονεῖσθαιto engage in action[Meaning] to act. "Trajan the emperor was just and strong in body. He came to power when he was 40 years old and wanted to engage in every action in the same way as everyone else, after a fashion."
- π2043Πόνονlabour, toil, workHomer uses [this] in reference to action. Also [sc. attested is the verb] ponei=n ["to labour/toil/work"], [meaning] to be in action.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Nov 2017
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- another x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton