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πα?́νουργ-ος (properisp.), ον,
A.ready to do anything, wicked, knavish, A.Ch.384, E.Alc.766, Ar.Eq.250, 450, al.: Sup., opp. εὐηθέστερος, Lys.3.44: as Subst., knave, rogue, E.Hipp.1400, Ar.Eq.249, al.; “ πανοῦργεE.Hec.1257, Ar.Ach.311; τὰ π. the knavish sort, S.Ph.448; τὸ π., = πανουργία, Id.El.1507: Comp. “-ότεροςLXX Pr.21.11; “-έστεροςPlu.2.395c: Sup. “-ότατοςAr.Eq.45, Lys. l.c.
2. Adv. “-γωςAr.Eq.317, Pl.Sph.239c: Sup. “-όταταAr.Eq.56.
b. πανούργως κατασκευάζεσθαι to be adulterated, Gal.14.54.
3. of animals, as the fox, Arist.HA488b20, cf. 613b23.
II. in a less positively bad sense, cunning, clever, smart, “π. καὶ δεινόςD. 1.3, cf. Pl.Tht.177a, Arist.EN1144a28; “π. τε καὶ σοφόςPl.R.409c; “κομψὸς καὶ π.Plu. 2.28a: Sup., Plb.5.75.2. Adv. “-γως, π. καὶ ὑποκριτικῶς λέγειν τὰ ἔπηAth.9.407a.
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