ἐξεργάζομαι

A. ‐ηργάξατο IG 1.423: pf. ‐είργασμαι, Ion. ‐έργασμαι, both in act. and pass. sense (v. infr.): aor. ‐ειργάσθην always Pass., Isoc. 5.7, Plu. Num. 9: so fut. ‐εργασθήσομαι Isoc. Ep. 6.8:—work out, bring to completion, Hdt. 1.93, 4.179 (Pass.), etc.; τίς βλέποντα σώματ’ ἐξεργάζεται; E. Hel. 583; οὐδὲ . . μελετῶντες αὐτὸ (i.e. seamanship) ἐξείργασθέ πω Th. 1.142; τὰ ἐπιμαχώτατα ἐ. finish [fortifying] the most assailable points, Id. 4.4, cf. 5.75, 6.101 (Pass.); τέχνην ἐ. X. Smp. 4.61, cf. Cyr. 8.2.5 (Pass.); τοιούτους ἐ. τινάς make them exactly such, Id. Smp. 4.60.

2. accomplish, achieve, ἥδ’ ἔστ’ ἐκείνη τοὔργον ἡξειργασμένη S. Ant. 384, cf. Men. Epit. 474; ἐ. τάραχον work utter confusion, X. Eq. 9.4; πήματα E. Heracl. 960; ἐ. συμμαχίαν bring it about, Aeschin. 3.239; πραγματικῶς ἐ. τὴν ὑπόθεσιν Plb. 5.26.6: c. dupl. acc., κακὸν ἐ. τινά work him mischief, Hdt. 6.3, cf. Pl. Ep. 352d, etc.:—Pass., σφιν ἔργον ἐστὶν ἐξειργασμένον A. Pers. 759, cf. Hdt. 9.75; ἐπ’ ἐξεργασμένοισι after the deed had been done, usu. of crimes or acts of violence, Id. 4.164, 8.94, cf. A. Ag. 1379, S. Aj. 377; ἐπ’ ἐ. κακοῖσι E. Ba. 1039; τοὐξειργασμένον S. Aj. 315.

3. contrive or manage that . ., ἐξειργάσατο βασιλεὺς προσαγορευθῆναι Plb. 31.33.3, cf. Luc. Tox. 32, Plu. Cat.Ma. 3.

4. work at, esp. in Pass., ἀγροὶ εὖ ἐξεργασμένοι well-cultivated lands, Hdt. 5.29, cf. 6.137; [ἡ γῆ] ὅσῳ ἄμεινον ἐξείργασται Th. 1.82; of plants, train, Thphr. CP 5.3.5.

5. of an author, work out, D.H. Th. 15: abs., treat fully, ἐ. κατὰ μέρος περί τινος Plb. 3.26.5:—Pass., τὰ κατ’ ἐπιτομὴν ἐξειργασμένα Phld. Lib. p.1 O.

II. undo, destroy, esp. of men, ruin, Hdt. 4.134, 5.19, E. Hel. 1098, etc.; in Trag., also ἐ. αἷμα μητρός Id. Or. 1624:—Pass., ἐξειργάσμεθα we are undone, Id. Hipp. 565; ὡς μή τι ἐξεργάσωνται that they may do no harm, Hp. Morb. 3.16 as cited by Gal. 19.182, cf. 212 (ἐξ‐ [or κατ‐]εργάσηταί τι κακόν codd. Hp.).