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πένομαι , used only in pres. and impf., (cf. πενέω) :
2. after Hom., (to have to work for one's living, hence) to be poor or needy, Sol.15, E.Hec. 1220, Th.2.40, etc.; “πλουσία πενομένη πόλιςPl.R.577e; πλουτοῦντες π. Id.Plt.293a; “π. καὶ κάμνεινId.Grg.477d.
3. c. gen., to be poor in, have need of, τῶν σοφῶν (i. e. τῆς σοφίας) A.Eu.431 ; “ὡς διαλλαγὰς ἔχοιμεν ἀλλήλοισιν ὧν πένοιτο γῆE.Supp.210 ; “πάντωνPorph.Marc.27 ; “πενόμενον τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν ἐπιβαλλόντων αὐτῇ καλῶνHierocl. in CA 14p.451M. : c. acc., “χρήματαThem. Or.(i. e. Constant.pro Them.) 22b.
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