ἐπιχειρέω

ἐπιχειρ-έω, ([etym.] χείρ)

A put one's hand to,

οἱ μὲν δείπνῳ ἐπεχείρεον Od. 24.386

, cf. 395;

πηδαλίοις Ar.Eq.542

.

2 put one's hand to a work, set to work at, attempt,

τῇ διώρυχι Hdt.2.158

; δρησμῷ ἐ. attempt an escape, Id.6.70 ;

τῇ ὁδῷ Id.7.43

, cf. E.Ba.819 ;

τοῖσι βασιληΐοισι Hdt.3.61

;

τυραννίδι Id.5.46

;

ἔργῳ τοσούτῳ Id.9.27

; λόγοις, τέχνῃ, Pl.Phdr.279a, Grg.521d, etc.;

τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις X.Mem.2.3.5

, cf. Isoc. 5.41, etc.

3 less freq. c. acc.,

μεγάλα ἔργα Thgn.75

;

δίκαιον πρᾶγμα Pl.Cri.45c

, Phlb.57b:—[voice] Pass., to be attempted, Th.4.55, 6.31, X.Cyr.6.1.41, etc.;

τὸ ἐπιχειρούμενον

the thing attempted,

Pl.Lg. 746b

.

4 c. inf., endeavour, attempt to do, Hdt.3.38,65,9.42, Ar. Ra.81, Th.2.40, etc.: c. [tense] fut. inf., J.BJ6.7.3:—[voice] Pass.,

ἃ τὸ πρῶτον ἐπεχειρήθη πραχθῆναι Pl.Ep.337d

, cf. Id.Ti.53a,al.

5 ἐπειχειρήθη c. dat., an operation was performed,

τῇσιν αἱμορροΐσι Hp.Epid.5.20

.

II make an attempt on, attack, τινι Hdt.1.11,26,190, Th.3.94, Ar.V.1030, etc.;

πρός τινα Th.7.21

;

ἐπί τινα Pl.Mx.241d

(but ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ σώματος διαφθοράν with a view to.., Arist.Pol.1315a24);

εἰς τὰς σατραπείας D.S.14.80

: abs., Hdt.5.72, 8.108, etc.; κτείνων ἢ ἐπιχειρῶν Lexap.And.1.98:—[voice] Pass., Th.2.11.

b sens. obsc.,

ἐ. μειρακίοις Jul.Mis.359d

.

III attempt to prove, argue dialectically, Pl.Tht.205a, Hermog.Inv.3.4;

περί τινος Arist.Top.101a30

; ἔκ τινος from a topic, ib.115a26 ;

ἔς τι D.L.4.28

;

ἐ. ὅτι.. Arist.Top.128b26

: abs., Id.APr.66a34 ;

λογικώτερον ἔστιν ἐπιχειρεῖν ὧδε Id.Cael.275b12

.