A.finish off, complete, bring to perfection, “τὰ ξύλινα τοῦ τείχους” Ar.Av.1154; freq. in Pl., “ἔργον ἀ.” Grg.454a, R. 353c, 603a, al.; “εὐδαίμονα πόλιν ἀ.” Lg.683b; “τόν τε πολιτικὸν ἀ. καὶ τὸν φιλόσοφον” Plt.257a; “ἡ τέχνη ἐπιτελεῖ ἃ ἡ φύσις ἀδυνατεῖ ἀπεργάσασθαι” Arist.Ph.199a16.
2. of a painter, fill up with colour, represent in a finished picture, opp. ὑπογράψαι (sketch), “ἀ. ἀκριβῶς” Pl.R. 548d.
3. finish a contract, X.Mem.1.6.5.
II. cause, produce, Pl.Ti.28e, al.; “τὸ πλέον καὶ τὸ ἔλαττον” Id.Phlb.24e; δόξαν ψευδῆ ib. 40d; “νίκην καὶ σωτηρίαν” Id.Lg.647b; πανουργίαν ἀντὶ σοφίας ib.747c; “ὀσμήν” Arist.Fr.368, etc.; folld. by inf., enable, “τὸ ἀπεργαζόμενον ὀρθῶς χρῆσθαι” Pl.Euthd.281a.
III. c. dupl. acc., make so and so, “ἀγαθὸν ἀ. τινα” X.Smp.8.35; “τοὺς παῖδας ἀ. δειλοτέρους” Pl.R.381e, cf. Plt.287a, al.: pf. in pass. sense, ἀπειργασμένος τύραννος finished tyrant, R.566a; “τέχνη ἀπειργασμένη” Phdr.272a; “ἀνὴρ ἀ. καλὸς κἀγαθός” X.Oec.11.3.
2. ἀ. τινά τιδο something to one, “ὅ τι ἀγαθὸν ἡμᾶς ἀπεργάζεται” Pl.Chrm.173a, cf. Riv.135e; ὅπερ ὕδωρ γῆν ἀ. as water acts upon earth, Id.Ti.61b.
IV. work off a debt, Men.Her.36.
