ἐργάζομαι
Etym. ἔργον
I. "to work, labour", properly of husbandry, Hes., Thuc., etc.; but also of all manual labour, Od., Hdt.:—also of things, as Vulcan's bellows, Il.
II. trans. "to work at, make, build", Od., attic
2. "to do, perform, accomplish", Hom., attic:—c. dupl. acc. "to do" something "to" another, Hdt., etc.; κακὰ ἐργάζεσθαί τινα Soph., Thuc.
3. "to work" a material, χρυσὸν εἰργάζετο Od.; ἐργ. γῆν "to work" the land, Hdt.
4. "to earn by working", χρήματα id=Hdt., attic
5. "to work at, practise", Lat. exercere, τέχνην Plat.
6. absol. "to work at a trade or business, to traffic, trade", Dem.
III. the perf. pass. εἴργασμαι is used in act. sense, as Hdt., Soph.; but also in pass. sense,
1. "to be made or built", ἔργαστο τὸ τεῖχος Hdt.; ἐκ πέτρας εἰργασμένος Aesch., etc.
2. "to be done", id=Aesch. —The fut. ἐργασθήσομαι always in pass. sense, Soph., etc.