ἐγχείρ-ημα, ατος, τό,
undertaking, attempt, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 540, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 290d, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 29, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.34, 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 24.15, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cleomenes” 25, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; essay in argument, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Dial.” 1413.7 (_plural_). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]