ἐκπονέω

ἐκπονέω,

A work out, finish off, Sapph.98, Pi.P.4.236 ;

ἄκη A.Supp. 367

;

τὸ εὐπρεπὲς τοῦ λόγου Th.3.38

;

δολιχὰν τρίβον AP7.212

(Mnasalc.), Ar.Av.379 ; also, form by instruction, as Chiron did Achilles, E.IA209 (lyr.); ἐ. τινὰ πέπλοισιν to deck him out, Id.Hipp.632 :— [voice] Pass., to be wrought out, brought to perfection,

τὸ ναυτικὸν μεγάλαις δαπάναις ἐκπονηθέν Th.6.31

;

τὰ σῖτα X.Cyr.8.2.5

;

ὅπια ἐκπεπόνηται εἰς κόσμον Id.HG4.2.7

, cf. Pl.R.529e.

2 practise,

τὰ πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον X.Cyr.5.1.30

;

ὀρχήσεις Plb.4.20.12

:—[voice] Med., Pl.Lg.834e :—[voice] Pass., of persons, ἐκπεπονῆσθαι τὰ σώματα to be in good training or practice, X. Cyr.3.3.57 ;

ἐκπεπονημένοι, ὡς ἂν κράτιστοι εἶεν Id.HG6.4.28

.

3 work through, execute,

τἀντεταιμένα E.Ph.1648

; ἐ.ἀέθλους finish hard tasks, Theoc.Ep.22.5 ;

ἃ ἂν μάθωσιν, ἱκανώτεροι τῷ σώματι ἐ. X.Cyr. 4.3.11

:—[voice] Med., E.Med.241 :—[voice] Pass.,

ταῦτα δυοῖν ἐν ἐτοῖν..μόλις ἐξεπονήθη Cratin.237

.

4 labour for, provide by labour, earn,

σωτηρίαν E.Fr.729

;

βίον Id.Hipp.467

: c. acc. et inf., τοὺς θεοὺς ἐ. φράζειν prevail on the gods to tell, Id.Ion375.

5 abs., work hard,

σοὶ παρ' ἀσπίδ' ἐκπονῶν ὅπως.. Id.Or.653

, cf. Supp.319.

6 work out by searching, Id.Ion1355, Andr.1052 ; search out, Id.Hel.1514.

7 of food, to digest, X.Mem.1.2.4, Cyr.1.2.16 : abs., Id.Oec.11.12.

8 labour to shield off from,

τέκνων θάνατον E.HF581

.

9 work at, till,

γῆν SIG22.9

;

νειοὶ δ' ἐκπονέοιντο ποτὶ σπόρον Theoc.16.94

, cf. Str.5.4.5 ;

αἱ [τὴν ὕιην] ἐκπονοῦσαι τέχναι Plu.Per.12

.

10 [voice] Pass., to be worn out, brought low,

ὑπό τινος Str.5.4.11

;

φροντίσιν ἐκπονούμενος Plu.Oth.9

;

τὰς ὄψεις ἐ. Id.2.854b

.