πόνος
Alt. πόνος, ὁ,
Etym. πένομαι
I. "work", esp. "hard work, toil", Lat. labor, in Hom. mostly of war, μάχης π. "the toil" of battle, and π. alone = μάχη, πόνον ἔχειν, ῀ μάχεσθαι, Il.; ὁ Μηδικὸς π. "battle" with the Medes, Hdt.; οἱ Τρωικοὶ πόνοι id=Hdt.
2. generally, "toil, labour", Il., etc.
3. "bodily exertion, exercise", Eur., Xen.; ἐνάλιος π., i. e. fishing, Pind.
4. "a work, task, business", ἐπεὶ π. ἄλλος ἔπειγεν Od., Soph.
5. "implements for labour, stock in trade", Theocr.; πόνος ἐντὶ θάλασσα the sea is their "workshop", Mosch.
II. "the consequence of toil, distress, trouble, suffering, pain", Il., etc.
III. "anything produced by work, a work", τρητὸς μελισσᾶν π., of honey, Pind.; τοὺς ἡμετέρους π. "the fruits of" our "labour", Xen.
IV. Πόνος a mythol. person, son of Eris, Hes.