μοχθ-έω · mochth-eō — LSJ
to be weary, worn with toil, to be sore distressed, work hard, labour, undergo, execute painful, toil at
to be weary or worn with toil, to be sore distressed, ἀλλά μιν οἴω κήδεσι μοχθήσειν Il. 10.106; χείμωνι μόχθεντες (prob.) μεγάλῳ μάλα Alc. 18.5; ὄμβροις ἡλίου τε καύμασι S. OC 351; πόνοις E. Ion 135 (lyr.): abs., work hard, labour, κάματός ἐστι τοῖς αὐτοῖς μοχθεῖν καὶ ἄρχεσθαι Heraclit. 84, cf. E. Fr. 461, Ar. Pl. 556, Th. 2.39, etc.; χρημάτων ὕπερ E. Fr. 580.5; ἐπὶ χρηστοῖς (sc. τέκνοις) Id. Med. 1104 (anap.): c. acc. cogn., μ. μόχθους undergo hardships, Id. Hel. 1446; execute painful tasks, μ.
2 over, toiled
c. acc. objecti, τέκνα . . ἁμόχθησα the children over whom I toiled, E. HF 281; μ. πόδα σὸν θεραπεύμασιν, = θεραπεύειν, Id. Ph. 1549 (lyr.).—Cf. μόχθος.