κατεργ-ᾰσία,ἡ,
A. working up, freq. of food, by digestion or by chewing, Arist. PA 675b5 , Pr. 931a32 , etc.;ἡ τοῦ πυρὸς κ. stewing, boiling, Mnesith. ap. Ath. 2.59b : generally,production,χυμῶν(in the body) Hp. Praec. 9 ; κοιλωμάτων
Epicur. Ep. 1p.9U.
(pl.); σίτου
Phld. Oec. pp.51,55
J. ;workingormanufacture, ἐλαίου
Thphr. CP 1.19.4
;cultivationof land, ib. 1.16.6 (pl.), 3.20.1 , PTeb. 61 (b). 129
(ii B.C.), etc.; καρπῶν
D.S. 1.14
; of mines, Str. 3.2.10 ; ξύλων
Bito 52.2
; παραδείγματος
LXX 1 Ch. 28.19
;τυγχάνειν κατεργασίας ἀφ' ἡλίου, of vapour, D.L. 7.153 ;complction, κ. λαμβάνειν