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ἐπεργάζομαι

ἐπεργάζομαι, to cultivate besides, encroach upon

ἐπεργ-άζομαι,
  • 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 IG 2(2).1126.15 (Delph.).
      • 3 generally, cultivate, Luc. Tim. 37.
      • 4 dress the upper surfaces of blocks of masonry, IG 1(2).372.86, SIG 970.11 (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.

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