be a busybody

Greek Verb

περι-εργάζομαι [in LXX: Wis.8:5 א1, Sir.3:23 *;] 1) to waste one's labour about a thing. 2) to be a busybody: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat, Apol, 19 B). (AS)

be a busybody

Greek Verb

περιεργ-άζομαι, future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος) take more pains than enough about a thing, waste one's labour on it, with participle, περιεργάζοντο δοκέοντες πρῶτοι ἀνθρώπων γεγονέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+] that they had overdone it with their 'sack' (i.e. need not have used the word), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῖς σημείοις overact one's part, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τῷ οἰκιδίῳ go to a needless expense with his house, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οὐδὲ περιείργασται ἐν αὐτοῖς nor has he lavished useless pains upon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (but perfect in passive sense, πλέον οὐδὲν περιείρλασται τῷ Θέωνι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) with accusative, π. τι καινόν to be busy about 'some new thing', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; meddle, interfere with, τὰ ἀλλότρια Chiloap.[Refs 2nd c.BC+]: absolutely, to be a busybody, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) bargain, haggle, περὶ τῆς τιμῆς [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 4) in good sense, elaborate,[Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) investigate thoroughly, τὰ λεληθότα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; seek diligently, π. πόθεν ἡ εἴσοδος Zos.Alch.p.111 [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) ταῦτα π. have this effect, of substances, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to work all around, i.e. bustle about (meddle); be a busybody; from g4012 (περί) and g2038 (ἐργάζομαι)