ἐργαθεῖν

A. sever, cut off, ἀπὸ δ’ αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν Il. 5.147 ; ἀπὸ πλευρῶν χρόα ἔργαθεν 11.437.
II. hold back, check, S. El. 1271, E. Ph. 1175, A.R. 3.1171.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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