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τεχνάζω

τεχνάζω, to employ art

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τεχνάζοντα present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural, present active participle masculine accusative singular of τεχνάζω

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τεχν-άζω,
  • employ art, contrive, ὅπως . . Arist. EN 1140a11, cf. MM 1197a13.
    • II use art or cunning, deal subtly, use subterfuges, Hdt. 3.130, 6.1; τί ταῦτα στρέφει τεχνάζεις τε; Ar. Ach. 385, cf. Ra. 957; τ. τε καὶ ψεύδεσθαι Pl. Hp.Mi. 371d, cf. Lg. 879a, etc.; τοὺς λαγὼς θηρῶντες πολλὰ τεχνάζουσιν X. Mem. 3.11.7; of the hare, τ. τῇ βαδίσει Id. Cyn. 8.3: c. acc. cogn., τ. ἀάτην use art so as to deceive, Plu. Tim. 10: c. inf., contrive cunningly that . ., Arist. Pol. 1259a32, Plu. Alc. 19.
      • 2 Med., aor. ἐτεχνασάμην, in same sense, Hdt. 2.121.αʹ, Aen.Tact. 4.1; τεχνάζεσθαι ὅπως . . Plu. Caes. 43.
      • 3 Pass., in pf. part., ἅμαξαι τετεχνασμέναι ὥσπερ οἰκήματα artificially contrived, Hp. Aër. 18; ἐπίνοια τετεχν. cunningly devised, Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 26:—τεχνήσασθαι τὸ μετὰ τέχνης τι κατασκευάσαι, τεχνάσασθαι δὲ τὸ κακουργῆσαι Ps.-Hdn. Gr.post Moer. p.477 P.

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