πονικός

ή, όν, Adv.
A. toilsome, hard-working, D.L. 7.170: Sup. ‐ώτατος ib.180. Adv. ‐κῶς, πιστῶς καὶ π. ὑπηρετῶν IPE 12.39.15 (Olbia, ii A.D.): ‐ώτερον J. AJ 11.8.3.
II. toilsome, oppressive, Thd. Pr. 15.1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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