ἀπεργάζομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=pf. <b class="b3">-είργασμαι</b>, sts. Act., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>704c</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ti.</span>30b</span>, al., sts. Pass., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>566a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phdr.</span>272a</span>, al.: aor. <b class="b3">-ειργάσθην</b> always in pass. sense, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>374c</span>, al.:—<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">finish off, complete, bring to perfection</b>, τὰ ξύλινα τοῦ τείχους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1154</span>; freq. in Pl., ἔργον ἀ. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Grg.</span>454a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span> 353c</span>, <span class="bibl">603a</span>, al.; εὐδαίμονα πόλιν ἀ. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>683b</span>; τόν τε πολιτικὸν ἀ. καὶ τὸν φιλόσοφον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Plt.</span>257a</span>; ἡ τέχνη ἐπιτελεῖ ἃ ἡ φύσις ἀδυνατεῖ ἀπεργάσασθαι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ph.</span>199a16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of a painter, <b class="b2">fill up with colour, represent in a finished picture</b>, opp. [[ὑπογράψαι]] ([[sketch]]), ἀ. ἀκριβῶς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span> 548d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[finish a contract]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.6.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[cause]], [[produce]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>28e</span>, al.; τὸ πλέον καὶ τὸ ἔλαττον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>24e</span>; <b class="b3">δόξαν ψευδῆ</b> ib. <span class="bibl">40d</span>; νίκην καὶ σωτηρίαν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>647b</span>; <b class="b3">πανουργίαν ἀντὶ σοφίας</b> ib.<span class="bibl">747c</span>; ὀσμήν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>368</span>, etc.; folld. by inf., [[enable]], τὸ ἀπεργαζόμενον ὀρθῶς χρῆσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>281a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> c. dupl. acc., [[make]] so and so, ἀγαθὸν ἀ. τινα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>8.35</span>; τοὺς παῖδας ἀ. δειλοτέρους <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>381e</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Plt.</span>287a</span>, al.: pf. in pass. sense, <b class="b3">ἀπειργασμένος τύραννος</b> [[finished]] tyrant, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>566a</span>; τέχνη ἀπειργασμένη <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phdr.</span>272a</span>; ἀνὴρ ἀ. καλὸς κἀγαθός <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>11.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ἀ. τινά τιδο</b> something [[to]] one, ὅ τι ἀγαθὸν ἡμᾶς ἀπεργάζεται <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Chrm.</span>173a</span>, cf. <span class="title">Riv.</span>135e; <b class="b3">ὅπερ ὕδωρ γῆν ἀ</b>. as water [[acts upon]] earth, Id.<span class="title">Ti.</span>61b. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> [[work off]] a debt, <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Her.</span>36</span>.</span>