βάναυσος

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], ον, (for βαύναυσος, from βαῦνος, αὔω acc. to EM187.40, cf. βαναυσία· πᾶσα τέχνη διὰ πυρός, Hsch.; βαναύσων seems to be

   A f.l. for βαύνων in Heraclit.All.69):—epith. of the class of handicraftsmen or artisans, τὸ β., = τὸ περὶ τὰς τέχνας ὧν ἄνευ πόλιν ἀδύνατον οἰκεῖσθαι Arist.Pol.1291a1, etc.; ὁ β. δῆμος, opp. ὁ γεωργικός, ὁ ἀγοραῖος, ib.1289b33: as Subst., artisan, ib.1277b35; ἡ βελτίστη πόλις οὐ ποιήσει β. πολίτην ib.1278a8; τὸ β., = οἱ βάναυσοι, ib.1329a20.    II τέχνη β. a mechanical art, handicraft, S.Aj.1121, Pl.Tht.176c(pl.); β. ἔργον Arist.Pol.1337b8; βαναυσόταται τῶν ἐργασιῶν ib.1258b37; β. βίον ζῆν a mere mechanic's life, ib.1278a21, 1328b39; β. πόνοι Plu.Num. 14: hence,    2 vulgar, in bad taste, Arist.EN1123a19, Pl.Ep. 334b; of persons, Axiop.1.4. Adv. -σως, προσβλέπειν unworthily, meanly, Phld.D.1.11.    3 later, fastidious, AP11.326 (Autom.), 12.237 (Strat.).