ἐξεργάζομαι
exergazomai
work out, bring to completion
Appears 36 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐξεργάζομαι, fut. -άσομαι: aor. -ηργασάμην, Dor. -ηργάξατο IG 1.423: pf. -είργασμαι, Ion. -έργασμαι, both in act. and pass. sense (v. infr.): aor. -ειργάσθην always Pass., 5.7, Num. 9: so fut. -εργασθήσομαι Ep. 6.8:—Α. work out, bring to completion, 1.93, 4.179 (Pass.), etc.; τίς βλέποντα σώματʼ ἐξεργάζεται; Hel. 583; οὐδὲ . . μελετῶντες αὐτὸ (i.e. seamanship) ἐξείργασθέ πω 1.142; τὰ ἐπιμαχώτατα ἐ. finish [fortifying] the most assailable points, 4.4, cf. 5.75, 6.101 (Pass.); τέχνην ἐ. Smp. 4.61, cf. Cyr. 8.2.5 (Pass.); τοιούτους ἐ. τινάς make them exactly such, Smp. 4.60. 2. accomplish, achieve, ἥδʼ ἔστʼ ἐκείνη τοὔργον ἡξειργασμένη Ant. 384, cf. Epit. 474; ἐ. τάραχον work utter confusion, Eq. 9.4; πήματα Heracl. 960; ἐ. συμμαχίαν bring it about, 3.239; πραγματικῶς ἐ. τὴν ὑπόθεσιν 5.26.6: c. dupl. acc., κακὸν ἐ. τινά work him mischief, 6.3, cf. Ep. 352d, etc.:—Pass., σφιν ἔργον ἐστὶν ἐξειργασμένον Pers. 759, cf. 9.75; ἐπʼ ἐξεργασμένοισι after the deed had been done, usu. of crimes or acts of violence, 4.164, 8.94, cf. Ag. 1379, Aj. 377; ἐπʼ ἐ. κακοῖσι Ba. 1039; τοὐξειργασμένον Aj. 315. 3. contrive or manage that . ., ἐξειργάσατο βασιλεὺς προσαγορευθῆναι 31.33.3, cf. Tox. 32, Cat.Ma. 3. 4. work at, esp. in Pass., ἀγροὶ εὖ ἐξεργασμένοι well-cultivated lands, 5.29, cf. 6.137; [ἡ γῆ] ὅσῳ ἄμεινον ἐξείργασται 1.82; of plants, train, CP 5.3.5. 5. of an author, work out, Th. 15: abs., treat fully, ἐ. κατὰ μέρος περί τινος 3.26.5:—Pass., τὰ κατʼ ἐπιτομὴν ἐξειργασμένα Lib. p.1 O. II. undo, destroy, esp. of men, ruin, 4.134, 5.19, Hel. 1098, etc.; in Trag., also ἐ. αἷμα μητρός Or. 1624:—Pass., ἐξειργάσμεθα we are undone, Hipp. 565; ὡς μή τι ἐξεργάσωνται that they may do no harm, Morb. 3.16 as cited by 19.182, cf. 212 (ἐξ- [or κατ-]εργάσηταί τι κακόν codd. ).
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