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ἐνεργέω

ἐνεργέω, to be in action, to operate

ἐνεργ-έω,
  • to be in action or activity, operate, Arist. Rh. 1411b26; εὐδαίμων ὁ κατʼ ἀρετὴν τελείαν -ῶν Id. EN 1101a15: c. acc., ἐνεργεῖς ποσὸν καὶ δυάδα Plot. 6.6.16; esp. of divine or supernatural action, freq. in NT, τινί, ἔν τινι, Ep.Gal. 2.8, Ev.Matt. 14.2:—Med., Ep.Rom. 7.5, al.
      • 2 to be efficacious, of drugs, Diocl. Fr. 147, Dsc. 1.98, al.; ἐοικότα ἐ. ib. 106; ἐνήργησε τὸ φάρμακον Plot. 6.1.22; to be effective, of troops, ταῖς σαρίσαις Ael. Tact. 14.6:—Pass., to be the object of action, Arist. de An. 427a7, Ph. 195b28; ὁ ἐνεργούμενος λίθος IG 7.3073.108 (Lebad.); also, to be actualized, Plot. 3.7.11.
    • II trans., effect, execute, πάντα κατὰ δύναμιν Plb. 18.14.8; τὰ τοῦ πολέμου Id. 7.5.8; χρείαν Ath.Mech. 14.2, cf. Aristid. Quint. 2.9:—Pass., to be actively carried on, ὁ πόλεμος ἐνηργεῖτο Plb. 1.13.5, cf. D.S. 20.95; τὰ κατὰ πρόθεσιν ἐνεργούμενα things executed, Plb. 9.12.7; μηδὲν ἐνέργημα . . ἐνεργείσθω M.Ant. 4.2.
    • III Medic., of sexual intercourse, τὴν τοιαύτην πρᾶξιν -οῦσι μετρίως Diocl. Fr. 141, cf. Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).176: euphem. for βινεῖν, in opere esse, Theoc. 4.61; ἐ. τινά Alciphr. 3.55; ἐρωτικόν τι Id. 1.39.
    • IV operate, in surgery, Orib. 45.18.5, Paul.Aeg. 6.73; ὁ ἐνεργῶν, ὁ ἐνεργούμενος, the surgeon, the patient, Gal. 18(2).626,683.

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