ἀπεργάζομαι

English (LSJ)

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.