πένης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ητος, ὁ, (πένομαι) <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">one who works for his living, day-labourer, poor</b> man, opp. [[πλούσιος]], <span class="bibl">Democr.283</span>; opp. [[δυνάμενος]], <span class="bibl">Archyt.3</span>; <b class="b3">πτωχοῦ μὲν γὰρ βίος... ζῆν ἐστιν μηδὲν ἔχοντα· τοῦ δὲ πένητος ζῆν φει-</b> δόμενον καὶ τοῖς ἔργοις προσέχοντα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span> 553</span> ; οἱ π. αὐτῶν <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.133</span>, <span class="bibl">2.47</span> ; πλούσιος ἐκ πένητος <span class="bibl">Lys.1.4</span> ; πένητες ἄνθρωποι <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.51</span> ; οἷ' <b class="b3">ἀνὴρ π</b>. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>584</span>; π. ἵππος <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Oec.</span> 11.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Adj., π. δόμοι <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">El.</span>1139</span> : c. neut., <b class="b3">ἐν πένητι σώματι</b> ib. <span class="bibl">372</span> : c. gen., <b class="b3">χρημάτων πένητες</b> [[poor in]] money, ib.<span class="bibl">38</span> ; π. φίλων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ep.</span>332c</span> ; π. ἀπολογίας <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Apol.</span> 11</span> : Comp. πενέστερος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ath.</span>1.13</span>: Sup. πενέστατος <span class="bibl">D.21.123</span>.</span>