operate
From LSJ
Τερπνὸν κακὸν πέφυκεν ἀνθρώποις γυνή → Malum viris est mulier, at dulce est malum → Ein angenehmes Übel ist dem Mann die Frau
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.).