ἐπεργάζομαι

English (LSJ)

   A cultivate besides, encroach upon, τὰ τοῦ γείτονος Pl. Lg.843c.    2 esp. encroach upon sacred ground, Lys.7.24, Aeschin. 3.113; αἴ τις τὰν γᾶν ἐπιεργάζοιτο ἂν Ἀμφικτίονες ἱάρωσαν . . ἀποτεισάτω . . στατῆρας . . καὶ πρασσόντων τὸν ἐπιεργαζόμενον IG22.1126.15 (Delph.).    3 generally, cultivate, Luc.Tim.37.    4 dress the upper surfaces of blocks of masonry, IG12.372.86, SIG970.11 (Eleusis, iii B.C.), etc.    5 discuss, inquire into, Ptol.Tetr.117 (nisi leg. ἐπεξ-): c. dat., work up, pursue in detail, Men.Rh.p.442S.    II pf. in pass. sense, to be wrought or sculptured upon, τῷ χαλκῷ Paus.3.17.3, cf. 8.31.1.