ἐνεργέω

English (LSJ)

   A to be in action or activity, operate, Arist.Rh.1411b26; εὐδαίμων ὁ κατ' ἀρετὴν τελείαν -ῶν Id.EN1101a15: c. acc., ἐνεργεῖς ποσὸν καὶ δυάδα Plot.6.6.16; esp. of divine or supernatural action, freq. in NT., τινί, ἔν τινι, Ep.Gal.2.8, Ev.Matt.14.2:—Med., Ep.Rom.7.5, al.    2 to be efficacious, of drugs, Diocl.Fr.147, Dsc.1.98, al.; ἐοικότα ἐ. ib.106; ἐνήργησε τὸ φάρμακον Plot.6.1.22; to be effective, of troops, ταῖς σαρίσαις Ael.Tact.14.6:—Pass., to be the object of action, Arist.de An.427a7, Ph.195b28; ὁ ἐνεργούμενος λίθος IG7.3073.108 (Lebad.); also, to be actualized, Plot.3.7.11.    II trans., effect, execute, πάντα κατὰ δύναμιν Plb.18.14.8; τὰ τοῦ πολέμου Id.7.5.8; χρείαν Ath.Mech.14.2, cf. Aristid. Quint.2.9:—Pass., to be actively carried on, ὁ πόλεμος ἐνηργεῖτο Plb.1.13.5, cf. D.S.20.95; τὰ κατὰ πρόθεσιν ἐνεργούμενα things executed, Plb.9.12.7; μηδὲν ἐνέργημα . . ἐνεργείσθω M.Ant.4.2.    III Medic., of sexual intercourse, τὴν τοιαύτην πρᾶξιν -οῦσι μετρίως Diocl.Fr.141, cf. Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).176: euphem. for βινεῖν, in opere esse, Theoc.4.61; ἐ. τινά Alciphr. 3.55; ἐρωτικόν τι Id.1.39.    IV operate, in surgery, Orib.45.18.5, Paul.Aeg.6.73; ὁ ἐνεργῶν, ὁ ἐνεργούμενος, the surgeon, the patient, Gal.18(2).626,683.