ἐργώδης

A. difficult, troublesome, ἐ. φαρμακεύεσθαι hard to purge, Hp. Aph. 2.37, cf. X. Mem. 2.6.9 ; ἐ. αἱ φαρμακεῖαι Hp. Aph. 4.5 ; of persons, Thphr. Char. 6.10 ; θυγάτηρ κτῆμ’ ἐστὶν ἐργῶδες πατρί Men. 60 ; πολέμιος Plu. Marc. 30 ; ἐργῶδές [ἐστιν] c.inf., Arist. EN 1171a5, Philippid. 9.9, cf. Sosip. 1.24 : Comp. ‐έστερον Arist. EN 1102a25, Luc. Halc. 4 : Sup. ‐έστατος X. Mem. 1.3.6. Adv. ‐δῶς with difficulty, ὑγιάζεται Hp. Aph. 6.6, cf. Thphr. HP 9.16.5, Ph. Bel. 84.12.