ἐκπονέω (ekponeo)

Where it lives

On the Cavalry Commander 6 · 10.43/10k
Ion 3 · 3.28/10k
Discourses 18 · 2.42/10k
Iphigenia in Aulis 2 · 2.24/10k
Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
Phoenissae 2 · 2.07/10k
Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
Orestes 2 · 2.04/10k
Cyropaedia 15 · 1.9/10k
Economics 3 · 1.69/10k
Suppliants 1 · 1.42/10k
Agesilaus 1 · 1.36/10k

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐκπονέω · ekponeō — LSJ

work out, finish off, form by instruction, to deck, out, to be wrought out, brought to perfection

work out, finish off, Sapph. 98, Pi. P. 4.236; ἄκη A. Supp. 367; τὸ εὐπρεπὲς τοῦ λόγου Th. 3.38; δολιχὰν τρίβον AP 7.212 (Mnasalc.), Ar. Av. 379; also, form by instruction, as Chiron did Achilles, E. IA 209 (lyr.); ἐ. τινὰ πέπλοισιν to deck him out, Id. Hipp. 632 :— 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. HG 4.2.7, cf. Pl. R. 529e.

2 practise, to be in good training, practice

practise, τὰ πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον X. Cyr. 5.1.30; ὀρχήσεις Plb. 4.20.12 :—Med., Pl. Lg. 834e :—Pass., of persons, ἐκπεπονῆσθαι τὰ σώματα to be in good training or practice, X. Cyr. 3.3.57; ἐκπεπονημένοι, ὡς ἂν κράτιστοι εἶεν Id. HG 6.4.28.

3 work through, execute, finish

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 :—Med., E. Med. 241 :—Pass., ταῦτα δυοῖν ἐν ἐτοῖν..μόλις ἐξεπονήθη Cratin. 237.

4 labour for, provide by labour, earn, prevail on

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. Ion 375.

5 work hard

abs., work hard, σοὶ παρʼ ἀσπίδʼ ἐκπονῶν ὅπως.. Id. Or. 653, cf. Supp. 319.

6 work out by searching, search out

work out by searching, Id. Ion 1355, Andr. 1052; search out, Id. Hel. 1514.

7 to digest

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

8 labour to shield off from

labour to shield off from, τέκνων θάνατον E. HF 581.

9 work at, till

work at, till, γῆν SIG 22.9; νειοὶ δʼ ἐκπονέοιντο ποτὶ σπόρον Theoc. 16.94, cf. Str. 5.4.5; αἱ [τὴν ὕιην] ἐκπονοῦσαι τέχναι Plu. Per. 12.

10 to be worn out, brought low

Pass., to be worn out, brought low, ὑπό τινος Str. 5.4.11; φροντίσιν ἐκπονούμενος Plu. Oth. 9; τὰς ὄψεις ἐ. Id. Comp. Arist. Men. 2.854b.

In the wild

ἐκπονεῖν · ekponein Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 366–367
ἐξεπόνησεν · exeponēsen Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.1 (DIORISIS sentence 5645)
ἐκπονεῖ · ekponei Epictetus, Discourses 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 245)
ἐκπονεῖν · ekponein Epictetus, Discourses 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 241)
ἐκπονῶν · ekponōn Epictetus, Discourses 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 243)
ἐκπονεῖν · ekponein Epictetus, Discourses 1.8 (DIORISIS sentence 435)

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