περιεργ-άζομαι,
future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος)
take more pains than enough about a thing,
waste one's labour on it, with
participle, περιεργάζοντο δοκέοντες πρῶτοι ἀνθρώπων γεγονέναι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
that they had overdone it with their 'sack' (i.e. need not have used the word), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῖς σημείοις
overact one's part, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τῷ οἰκιδίῳ
go to a needless expense with his house, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οὐδὲ περιείργασται ἐν αὐτοῖς nor has he
lavished useless pains upon, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+] (but
perfect in
passive sense, πλέον οὐδὲν περιείρλασται τῷ Θέωνι [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2) with
accusative, π. τι καινόν
to be busy about 'some new thing', [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
meddle, interfere with, τὰ ἀλλότρια Chiloap.[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]:
absolutely,
to be a busybody, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
bargain, haggle, περὶ τῆς τιμῆς [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
4) in good sense,
elaborate,[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5)
investigate thoroughly, τὰ λεληθότα [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
seek diligently, π. πόθεν ἡ εἴσοδος Zos.Alch.p.111 [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
6) ταῦτα π.
have this
effect, of substances, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]