Lexical Definition

‎περιεργάζομαι‎ periergázomai (per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee) be a busybody ^G:V
from ‎περί‎ and ‎ἐργάζομαι‎

be a busybody.

• to work all around, i.e. bustle about (meddle)

Abbott-Smith

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

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

περιεργάζομαι-άζομαι,

future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος) take more pains than enough about a thing, waste one's labour on it, with participle, περιεργάζομαιάζοντο 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+]