| |Definition=ἡ, written <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[ἐπιμέλεα]] <span class="title">IG</span>22.483.24 (iv B.C.), Aeol. gen. <b class="b3">ἐπιμεληΐας</b> ib.12(2).243 (Mytilene); Ion. [[ἐπιμελίη]]; Ion. gen. <b class="b3">ἐπιμελίης</b> Ps.-Hdt.<span class="title">Vit.Hom.</span>5([[si vera lectio|s.v.l.]]): —[[care bestowed upon]] a thing, [[attention paid]] to it, and abs., [[attention]], [[diligence]], Prose word, once in Hdt. (v. infr.), freq. in Th., X., etc.: in plural, [[pains]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.4</span>, etc.: c.gen.objecti, <b class="b3">ἐπιμέλεια τοῦ ναυτικοῦ, οἰκείων</b> <b class="b3">καὶ πολιτικῶν</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.39</span>,<span class="bibl">40</span>; τῶν ἔργων <span class="bibl">Id.3.46</span>; τῶν πραγμάτων <span class="bibl">And. 2.13</span>; τῶν κοινῶν <span class="bibl">Isoc.7.25</span>; τῶν καμνόντων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>720d</span> (hence, of medical [[treatment]], <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">P.</span>2.240</span>); πλήθους γεννημάτων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>740d</span>; also περί τινος τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Th.7.56</span>; περὶ τοὺς νέους <span class="bibl">Lycurg.106</span>; <b class="b3">πρὸς τοὺς θεούς, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν</b>, <span class="bibl">D.22.78</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>754b</span>; εἰς τὰ ἀναγκαῖα <span class="bibl">Posidon.8J.</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπιμέλειάν τινος ποιεῖσθαι, ἔχειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.105</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.6.41</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1330b11</span>, <span class="bibl">D.61.43</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>451d</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἐπιμελείας τυγχάνειν</b> to have [[attention]] [[paid]] to one, <span class="bibl">Isoc.6.154</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>58.22</span> (iii A.D.), etc.; ἐ. παρὰ τοῦ δαιμονίου <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Epit.</span>43</span>; δι' ἐπιμελείας ἔχειν τινά <span class="bibl">Is. 7.14</span>; [[ἐπιμελείᾳ]], [[κατ' ἐπιμέλειαν]], [[with diligence]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.3.47</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HG</span>4.4.8</span>; δι' ἐπιμελείας θεοῦ ἡ [[ἀτυχία]] γίγνεται <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.3.8</span>; <b class="b3">μετὰ πάσης</b> ἐπιμελείας <span class="bibl">X.Eph.2.10</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. a [[commission]] or [[charge]], <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.13</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Pol.</span>1299a20</span> (pl.); <b class="b3">ἡ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπιμέλεια</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1322b18</span>, cf. ib.<span class="bibl">30</span> (pl.); ἡ <b class="b3">τῶν ἐφήβων ἐπιμέλεια</b>, a special [[office]] at [[Athens]], <span class="bibl">Din.3.15</span>; so <b class="b3">πρὸς τῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ τῶν</b> [[χρηματιστής|χρηματιστῶν]] = [[ἐπιμελητής|ἐπιμελητὴς]] τῶν χρηματιστῶν, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>281.2</span> (i A.D.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span>. any [[employment]] or [[pursuit]], interpol. in <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.13</span>, etc.: pl., ἐπιμέλειαι καὶ σπουδαί = [[pursuit]]s which [[demand]] [[zeal]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1370a11</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">EN</span>1138b26</span>.</span> | | |Definition=ἡ, written<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[ἐπιμέλεα]] ''IG''22.483.24 (iv B.C.), Aeol. gen. <b class="b3">ἐπιμεληΐας</b> ib.12(2).243 (Mytilene); Ion. [[ἐπιμελίη]]; Ion. gen. <b class="b3">ἐπιμελίης</b> Ps.-Hdt.''Vit.Hom.''5([[si vera lectio|s.v.l.]]): —[[care bestowed upon]] a thing, [[attention paid]] to it, and abs., [[attention]], [[diligence]], Prose word, once in Hdt. (v. infr.), freq. in Th., X., etc.: in plural, [[pains]], [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''1.6.4, etc.: c.gen.objecti, <b class="b3">ἐπιμέλεια τοῦ ναυτικοῦ, οἰκείων</b> <b class="b3">καὶ πολιτικῶν</b>, Th.2.39,40; τῶν ἔργων Id.3.46; τῶν πραγμάτων And. 2.13; τῶν κοινῶν Isoc.7.25; τῶν καμνόντων Pl.''Lg.''720d (hence, of medical [[treatment]], S.E.''P.''2.240); πλήθους γεννημάτων Pl.''Lg.''740d; also [[περί]] τινος τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν ποιεῖσθαι Th.7.56; περὶ τοὺς νέους Lycurg.106; <b class="b3">πρὸς τοὺς θεούς, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν</b>, D.22.78, Pl.''Lg.''754b; εἰς τὰ ἀναγκαῖα Posidon.8J.; <b class="b3">ἐπιμέλειάν τινος ποιεῖσθαι, ἔχειν</b>, Hdt.6.105, Th.6.41, Arist.''Pol.''1330b11, D.61.43, cf.[[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 451d; opp. <b class="b3">ἐπιμελείας τυγχάνειν</b> to have [[attention]] [[paid]] to one, Isoc.6.154, cf. ''[[Oxyrhynchus Papyri|POxy.]]''58.22 (iii A.D.), etc.; ἐ. παρὰ τοῦ δαιμονίου Hyp.''Epit.''43; δι' ἐπιμελείας ἔχειν τινά Is. 7.14; [[ἐπιμελείᾳ]], [[κατ' ἐπιμέλειαν]], [[with diligence]], [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''5.3.47, ''HG''4.4.8; δι' ἐπιμελείας θεοῦ ἡ [[ἀτυχία]] γίγνεται Antipho 3.3.8; <b class="b3">μετὰ πάσης</b> ἐπιμελείας X.Eph.2.10.<br><span class="bld">2</span>. a [[commission]] or [[charge]], Aeschin.3.13, Arist. ''Pol.''1299a20 (pl.); <b class="b3">ἡ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπιμέλεια</b> ib.1322b18, cf. ib.30 (pl.); ἡ <b class="b3">τῶν ἐφήβων ἐπιμέλεια</b>, a special [[office]] at [[Athens]], Din.3.15; so <b class="b3">πρὸς τῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ τῶν</b> [[χρηματιστής|χρηματιστῶν]] = [[ἐπιμελητής|ἐπιμελητὴς]] τῶν χρηματιστῶν, ''[[Oxyrhynchus Papyri|POxy.]]''281.2 (i A.D.).<br><span class="bld">3</span>. any [[employment]] or [[pursuit]], interpol. in [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''1.6.13, etc.: pl., ἐπιμέλειαι καὶ σπουδαί = [[pursuit]]s which [[demand]] [[zeal]], Arist.''Rh.''1370a11, cf.''EN''1138b26. |
