τεχνάομαι

• make by art, execute skilfully, Od. 5.259, 11.613 (for μὴ . . μηδʼ, cf. οὐ C); πολλὰ τ. practise many arts, X. Cyr. 8.2.5.
• • • 2 also as Pass., to be made by art, ὅ τι καλὸν αὐτοῖς τεχνῷτο ib. 8.6.23; διαιτήματα τετεχνημένα devised by art, Hp. VM 3.--On the supposed Act. τεχνῆσαι, v. τεχνήεις.
  • II contrive or execute cunningly, ταῦτα δʼ ἐγὼν . . τεχνήσομαι Il. 23.415, etc.; χερσὶν ἁτεχνησάμην S. Tr. 534, cf. 928; τῶν μηδὲν ὀρθῶς . . τεχνωμένων Id. Ant. 494; τ. κακά Id. Ph. 80; πόλεμος ἀφʼ αὑτοῦ τὰ πολλὰ τεχνᾶται πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον Th. 1.122: abs., γένοιτο μέντἂν πᾶν θεοῦ τεχνωμένου if God contrives, S. Aj. 86, cf. E. Med. 369, 382, 402, Ar. V. 176: c. inf., contrive how to do, Th. 4.26; so also, followed by a clause, contrive or devise means for doing, τεχνήσομαι ὥς κε γένηται παῖς ἐμός h.Ap. 326; τ. τί ἂν φάγοι X. Ages. 9.3.
  • • 2 in pass. sense, ὁ ἐπὶ κακῷ τεχνηθεὶς δόλος Sch. Il. 15.14.

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• • 1

    To make, fashion: εὖ τεχνήσατο καὶ ἱστία Od. 5.259, μὴ τεχνησάμενος μηδʼ ἄλλο τι τεχνήσαιτο (app., would that he had never made it, and (having made it) may he never make another of the same (i.e. so terrible) (see under μή (10))) Od. 11.613.

  • 2

    To contrive, devise: ταῦτʼ αὐτὸς τεχνήσομαι Il. 23.415.

• • Ito make by art, to execute skilfully, Od.
  • • 2also as Pass. to be made by art, Xen.
  • IIto contrive or execute cunningly, Il., Soph.:—absol., θεοῦ τεχνωμένου if God contrives, Soph.:—c. inf. to contrive how to do, Thuc.