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κάμνω lengthd. from the Root ΚΑΜ

I.trans. to work of smith's work, σκῆπτρον, τὸ μὲν Ἥφαιστος κάμε which he wrought, Il.; κ. νῆας Od.
II.Mid. to win by toil, τὰς (sc. γυναῖκας) αὐτοὶ καμόμεσθα Il.
2.to work or till by labour, Od.
III.intr. to work, labour, Thuc.:—then, to be weary, ἀνδρὶ δὲ κεκμηῶτι μένος οἶνος ἀέξει Il.; οὐδέ τι γυῖα κάμνει nor is he weary in limb, id=Il.; περὶ δ᾽ ἔγχεϊ χεῖρα καμεῖται he will have his hand weary in grasping the spear, id=Il.:—c. part., κάμνει πολεμίζων, ἐλαύνων is weary of fighting, rowing, id=Il.; οὐκ ἔκαμον τανύων I found no trouble in stringing the bow, i. e. did it without trouble, Od.; οὔτοι καμοῦμαι λέγουσα I shall never be tired of saying, Aesch., etc.
2.to be sick or ill, suffer under illness, οἱ κάμνοντες the sick, Hdt., etc.; so, κάμνειν νόσον Eur.; κ. τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς Hdt.
3.generally, to suffer, be distressed or afflicted, στρατοῦ καμόντος Aesch.; οὐ καμεῖ will not have to complain, Soph.; οὐκ ἴσον καμὼν ἐμοὶ λύπης not having borne an equal share of grief with me, id=Soph.
4.οἱ καμόντες (aor. part.) those who have done their work, Lat. defuncti, i. e. the dead, Hom.; so, κεκμηκότες Eur., Thuc.

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