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ἀπεργάζομαι

apergazomai

finish off, complete, bring to perfection

Appears 218 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπεργάζομαι, pf. -είργασμαι, sts. Act., Pl. Lg. 704c, Ti. 30b, al., sts. Pass., R. 566a, Phdr. 272a, al.: aor. -ειργάσθην always in pass. sense, Id. R. 374c, al.:—A. finish off, complete, bring to perfection, τὰ ξύλινα τοῦ τείχους Ar. Av. 1154; freq. in Pl., ἔργον ἀ. Grg. 454a, R. 353c, 603a, al.; εὐδαίμονα πόλιν ἀ. Lg. 683b; τόν τε πολιτικὸν ἀ. καὶ τὸν φιλόσοφον Plt. 257a; ἡ τέχνη ἐπιτελεῖ ἃ ἡ φύσις ἀδυνατεῖ ἀπεργάσασθαι Arist. Ph. 199a16. 2. of a painter, fill up with colour, represent in a finished picture, opp. ὑπογράψαι (sketch), ἀ. ἀκριβῶς Pl. R. 548d. 3. finish a contract, X. Mem. 1.6.5. II. cause, produce, Pl. Ti. 28e, al.; τὸ πλέον καὶ τὸ ἔλαττον Id. Phlb. 24e; δόξαν ψευδῆ ib. 40d; νίκην καὶ σωτηρίαν Id. Lg. 647b; πανουργίαν ἀντὶ σοφίας ib.747c; ὀσμήν Arist. Fr. 368, etc.; folld. by inf., enable, τὸ ἀπεργαζόμενον ὀρθῶς χρῆσθαι Pl. Euthd. 281a. III. c. dupl. acc., make so and so, ἀγαθὸν ἀ. τινα X. Smp. 8.35; τοὺς παῖδας ἀ. δειλοτέρους Pl. R. 381e, cf. Plt. 287a, al.: pf. in pass. sense, ἀπειργασμένος τύραννος finished tyrant, R. 566a; τέχνη ἀπειργασμένη Phdr. 272a; ἀνὴρ ἀ. καλὸς κἀγαθός X. Oec. 11.3. 2. ἀ. τινά τιδο something to one, ὅ τι ἀγαθὸν ἡμᾶς ἀπεργάζεται Pl. Chrm. 173a, cf. Riv. 135e; ὅπερ ὕδωρ γῆν ἀ. as water acts upon earth, Id. Ti. 61b. IV. work off a debt, Men. Her. 36.
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