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χειρουργέω

χειρουργέω, to do with the hand, execute

χειρουργ-έω,
  • do with the hand, execute, διακονήσασα καὶ χειρουργήσασα Antipho 1.20; esp. of acts of violence, νεανίσκοι, οἷς ἐχρῶντο εἴ τί που δέοι χειρουργεῖν Th. 8.69, cf. Aeschin. 2.117.
      • 2 make by hand, build, οἰκοδομίαν Ael. NA 3.24:—Pass., πολλὰ γυμνάσια ἐκεχειρούργητο Pl. Criti. 117c.
        • b use as material, work in, ἐλέφαντα cj. in Ael. NA 17.32.
      • 3 practise an art, esp. of music, ᾄδοντές τε καὶ χειρουργοῦντες Arist. Pol. 1340b20, cf. 1342a3, Iamb. Comm.Math. 26; produce by art, of hatching eggs by artificial means, D.S. 1.74:— Pass., to be highly cultivated, of vines, ὑπὸ τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης ἐμπειρίας Id. 3.62; to be dressed, of meats, Megasth. 28.
      • 4 of surgeons, operate, Hp. Flat. 1, Plu. Adul. 2.71a, Gal. 2.228: c. acc., operate upon, Sor. 1.4, Artem. 4.2:—Pass., ὁ χειρουργηθεὶς ἄνθρωπος Gal. 10.943.
      • 5 sens. obsc., D.L. 6.46.

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