ἐπιχειρ-έω,
(χείρ) put one's hand to, οἱ μὲν δείπνῳ ἐπεχείρεον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.386, compare 395; πηδαλίοις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 542. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 put one's hand to a work, set to work at, attempt, τῇ διώρυχι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.158 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δρησμῷ ἐ. attempt an escape, [[ [prev. author] 6.70; τῇ ὁδῷ [prev. author] 7.43, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 819; τοῖσι βασιληΐοισι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.61; τυραννίδι [prev. author] 5.46; ἔργῳ τοσούτῳ [prev. author] 9.27 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγοις, τέχνῃ, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 279a, “Grg.” 521d, etc.; τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.41, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 less frequently with accusative, μεγάλα ἔργα [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 75; δίκαιον πρᾶγμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 45c, “Phlb.” 57b ] Refs 6th c.BC+]:—passive, to be attempted, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.55, 6.31, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.41, etc.; τὸ ἐπιχειρούμενον ] Refs 5th c.BC+]the thing attempted, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 746b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 with infinitive, endeavour, attempt to do, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.38, 65, 9.42, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 81, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.40, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with future infinitive, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 6.7.3 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, ἃ τὸ πρῶτον ἐπεχειρήθη πραχθῆναι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 337d, compare [prev. author] “Ti.” 53a, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]