ἔργω1 for aor2 εἴργαθον v. sub ἐργαθεῖν Mid. and Pass., fut. ἔρξομαι, attic εἴρξομαι
to bar one's way either by shutting in or shutting out:
I.to shut in, shut up, Lat. includere, Hom.; ἐντὸς ἐέργειν to enclose, bound, Il.; ἂψ ἐπὶ νῆας ἔεργε drove them to the ships and shut them up there, id=Il.:—of things, δόμον ἐέργειν to shut it up, Od.: —Pass., ἔρχατο were fenced in, Il.; γέφυραι ἐεργμέναι well-secured, strong-built, id=Il.