πένομαι

penomaiVerbG8694

be in need

Full Lexicon Entry

1.Dep., used in present and imperfect
2.intransitive to work for one's daily bread ; generally, to toil, work, labour, (Homer)
3.to be poor or needy, Solon, (Euripides), etc.
4.with genitive to be poor in, have need of, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
5.transitive to work at, prepare, get ready, *δαῖτα πένοντο *(Odyssey by Homer); *τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα πένεσθα; *(Odyssey by Homer)

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