operate
From LSJ
Ζῶμεν γὰρ οὐχ ὡς θέλομεν, ἀλλ' ὡς δυνάμεθα → Ut quimus, haud ut volumus, aevum ducimus → nicht wie wir wollen, sondern können, leben wir
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
produce a result: P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι.
perform a surgical operation: P. and V. τέμνειν.
carry on warlike operations: P. and V. πολεμεῖν (rare V.).