II. working at, making, manufacture, ἱματίων, ὑποδημάτων,etc., Pl. Grg. 449d , Tht. 146d , etc. ; ἡ τῆς ἐσθῆτος ἐκ τῶν ἐρίων ἐ.
X. Oec. 7.21
;making upof a prescription, Hp. Ulc. 14 : metaph.,Πέργαμος ἀμφὶ τεαῖς χερὸς ἐργασίαις ἁλίσκεταιTroy is (i.e. is doomed to be) taken in the partwrought bythyhands,
Pi. O. 8.42 ;ἐ. ἡδονῆς productionof pleasure, Pl. Prt. 353d ;ἐ. χρημάτωνmoney-making,
Arist. EN 1160a16 (butadministrationof property,Leg.Gort.l.c.).
2. workingof a material, ἡ ἐ. τοῦ σιδήρου
Hdt. 1.68
;χαλκοῦ, ἐρίων, ξύλων,
Pl. Chrm. 173e ; τῶν χρυσείων μετάλλων
Th. 4.105
, cf. Hyp. Eux. 36 ; πίττης
Thphr. HP 9.2.6
: most commonly,tillageof the ground,ἐ. γῆς, χώρας,
Ar. Ra. 1034 (pl.), Isoc. 7.30 , etc.; ἐ. κήπων
Pl. Min. 316b
;ἐ. περὶ τὴν τροφήν preparation(i.e. mastication and digestion) of food, Arist. Juv. 469a3 ;treatmentof silphium, Thphr. HP 6.3.2