Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G4020

περιεργάζομαι

periergazomai · /per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee/ — “overwork”

take more pains than enough about; waste one's labour on; that they had overdone it; overact one's part; go to a needless expense; lavished useless pains; to be busy about; meddle, interfere with; to be a busybody…

Full entry

take more pains than enough about; waste one's labour on; that they had overdone it; overact one's part; go to a needless expense; lavished useless pains; to be busy about; meddle, interfere with; to be a busybody; bargain, haggle; elaborate; investigate thoroughly; seek diligently; have; effect

Derivation: from περί (around) + ἐργάζομαι (work)