κατεργάζομαι
Infl. fut. άσομαι
Infl. aor1 -ειργασάμην
Infl. pass -εργάσθην
Etym. perf. -είργασμαι
Etym. -εργάσθην in passive sense
Etym. perf. -είργασμαι both in act. and pass. sense
Dep.
I. "to effect by labour, to achieve, accomplish", Hdt., Soph., etc.:—so perf. κατείργασμαι, Xen.; but in pass. sense, "to be effected or achieved", Hdt., Eur.
b. "to earn or gain by labour, to achieve, acquire", τὴν ἡγεμονίην Hdt.; σωτηρίαν Eur.; in pass. sense, ἀρετὴ ἀπὸ σοφίης κατεργασμένη Hdt.
c. absol. "to be successful", id=Hdt.
2. c. acc. pers., like Lat. conficere, to make an end of, finish, kill, id=Hdt., Soph., Eur.
b. "to overpower, subdue, conquer" Hdt., Ar., Thuc.:—perf. pass. "to be overcome", Thuc.; κατείργασται πέδον "is subdued, brought under cultivation", Aesch.
c. "to prevail upon", Hdt., Xen.: —aor1 pass., οὐκ ἐδύνατο κατεργασθῆναι could not "be prevailed upon", Hdt.
II. "to work up for use", Lat. concoquere, κ. μέλι "to make" honey, id=Hdt.