Πόνος

effort, toil

Translated by William Hutton15 Jan 2013Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 40 words
[Meaning] eagerness, intensity.1
"And there was incalculable effort on the part of each as they hurried to carry out what had been ordered, and each made it his own contest [sc. to surpass] the desire and eagerness of the Persians."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πόνος· σπουδή, ἐπίτασις. καὶ ἦν πόνος μυρίος ἑκάστοις ἐπειγομένοις δρᾶσαι τὸ προσταχθέν, καὶ ἀγώνισμα ἐτίθεντο ἕκαστος ἑαυτοῦ τῆς Περσῶν προθυμίας τε καὶ σπουδῆς.

Betacode
*po/nos: spoudh/, e)pi/tasis. kai\ h)=n po/nos muri/os e(ka/stois e)peigome/nois dra=sai to\ prostaxqe/n, kai\ a)gw/nisma e)ti/qento e(/kastos e(autou= th=s *persw=n proqumi/as te kai\ spoudh=s.

Notes (2)

  1. For the headword noun cf. pi 2043, pi 2044, pi 2046.
  2. 1No equivalent entry in other lexica. ↩
  3. 2Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. ↩

Neighbouring entries

π2043Πόνονlabour, toil, workπ2044Πόνον σπείρεινto sow toilπ2045Πόνοςeffort, toilπ2046Πόνος πόνῳ πόνον φέρειtoil brings toil to toilπ2047Ποντίφιξpontifex
Revision history3 revisions · last 23 May 2016
  1. coding — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes — David Whitehead
  3. x-refs; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — William Hutton

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