ταλαιπωρία
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
English (LSJ)
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
A hard labour, Hp.Aër.21, Gal.15.620,741; also simply, regular use, exercise, τῆς χειρός Hp.Art.53. 2 hardship, distress, Th.4.117; τῇ τοῦ σώματος τ. And.2.17; ἡ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τ. Plb.3.17.8; ἡ περὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα τ. Phld.Oec.p.53 J.: pl., ταλαιπωρίας ἐνδέκεσθαι Hdt.6.11; τετρυμένοι . . ταλαιπωρίῃσί τε καὶ ἡλίῳ ib.12. 3 bodily suffering or pain, caused by disease, Th.2.49.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1064] ἡ, ion. ταλαιπωρίη, mühsame Arbeit, körperliche Anstrengung, Strapaze; im plur. Her. 4, 134; übh. Mühsal, Elend, kummervolles, unglückliches Leben, Thuc. 2, 49. 6, 92; ἡ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις ταλαιπωρία, Pol. 3, 17, 8; ἡ περὶ τὰς ταφρείας, 6, 42, 2.
