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κακοῦργος

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Δοῦλος πεφυκὼς εὐνόει τῷ δεσπότῃ → Hero bene cupias servitutem serviens → Sei deinem Herrn, bist du auch Sklave, wohlgesinnt

Menander, Monostichoi, 116
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Full diacritics: κᾰκουργος Medium diacritics: κακοῦργος Low diacritics: κακούργος Capitals: ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΣ
Transliteration A: kakoûrgos Transliteration B: kakourgos Transliteration C: kakoyrgos Beta Code: ka/kourgos

English (LSJ)

Ep. κακοεργός (also late Prose, Porph.Abst. 2.38;

   A δαιμόνια κακοεργά Aen.Gaz.Thphr.p.60B.), ον, (ἔργον) doing ill, mischievous, knavish, once in Hom., ἀλλά με γαστὴρ ὀτρύνει κακοεργός importunate, Od.18.54; freq. later, κλῶπες κακοῦργοι Hdt. 1.41; κ. ἀνήρ S.Aj.1043; also κακουργότατος λόγος D.20.125; κ. μάχαιρα AP11.136 (Lucill.); -ότατα εἰπεῖν Antipho 2.4.2. Adv. -γως Poll.3.132.    2 as Subst., malefactor, criminal in the eye of the law, Ps.-Phoc.133, Th.1.134, PLille 1.7.20 (iii B.C.), Ev.Luc. 23.32, etc.; οὐδεὶς κακοεργός Theoc.15.47; at Athens, technically, thief, robber, ὁ τῶν κακούργων νόμος Antipho5.9, cf. 16, Lys.13.78, D.22.28, 24.102.    II c. gen., doing harm to, κ. μὲν τῶν ἄλλων, ἑαυτοῦ δὲ πολὺ -ότερος, X.Mem.1.5.3, cf. Pl.R.421b: abs., harmful, κ. ἐπιθυμίαι ib.554c; καρτερία Id.La.192d; ἄγνοια -οτάτη καὶ αἰσχίστη Id.Alc.1.118a.