I.work, esp. hard work, toil, Lat. labor, in Hom. mostly of war, μάχης π. the toil of battle, and π. alone = μάχη, πόνον ἔχειν, ῀ μάχεσθαι, Il.; ὁ Μηδικὸς π. battle with the Medes, Hdt.; οἱ Τρωικοὶ πόνοι id=Hdt.
2.generally, toil, labour, Il., etc.
5.implements for labour, stock in trade, Theocr.; πόνος ἐντὶ θάλασσα the sea is their workshop, Mosch.
II.the consequence of toil, distress, trouble, suffering, pain, Il., etc.
III.anything produced by work, a work, τρητὸς μελισσᾶν π., of honey, Pind.; τοὺς ἡμετέρους π. the fruits of our labour, Xen.
IV.Πόνος a mythol. person, son of Eris, Hes.