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ἐνεργός

ἐνεργός, at work, working, active, busy

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ἐνεργὰ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of ἐνεργός

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ἐνεργός, όν,
  • at work, active, busy, Hdt. 8.26, etc.; ζῷα ἐ., opp. εἴδωλα ἀκίνητα, X. Mem. 1.4.4; δικασταί, κυβερνῆται, ἐ. ὄντες on duty, Pl. Lg. 674b; ὅπως ἂν ἐ. ὦσι that they may begin business, D. 35.7; ἐ. περί τι γίγνεσθαι Plb. 3.17.4; effective, fit for service, νῆες, στράτευμα, Th. 3.17, X. Cyr. 2.2.23; πεζὸν σὺν ἵπποις -ότατον Id. Eq.Mag. 9.7; ἐ. προσβολή vigorous attack, Plb. 4.63.8; ἐ. ὑσσοί effective javelins, Id. 1.40.12; πελέκεις D.S. 5.39; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι τὴν πορείαν march with rapidity, Plb. 5.8.3; τὸ τῆς ὥρας πρὸς τὰς νόσους -ότατον D.S. 14.70; τόποι (in logical sense) -ότατοι most effective, Arist. Top. 154a16; ἡ γεωργία ἐ. ποιεῖ τὴν τροφήν calls into action the nutritive properties (of the soil), Id. Pr. 924a17.
      • 2 actual, opp. potential, Theol.Ar. 6, 12.
    • II of land, productive, opp. ἀργός, X. Cyr. 3.2.19, cf. 5.4.25, HG 4.4.1, Plu. Sol. 31 (Comp.); simply, tilled, SIG 685.72 (Itanos); πεδίον πολλαῖς ἐνεργὸν μυριάσι producing enough for multitudes, Plu. Caes. 58; μυλαῖον ἐ. in working order, PRyl. 167.10 (i A.D.); also of mines, X. Vect. 4.2; ἐνεργά (sc. χρήματα) employed capital, which brings in a return, D. 27.7,10, cf. X. Hier. 11.4; θησαυρὸς ἐ. PLond. 2.216 (i A.D.); τὸ δάνειον ἐ. ποιεῖν to put out to interest, D. 56.29.
    • III Adv. -γῶς with activity, μαχεῖται X. Mem. 3.4.11; γυμνάζειν Plb. 1.9.7, al.: Comp., Id. 4.59.3.

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