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φιλοτεχνία

φιλοτεχνία, enthusiasm for art

φῐλοτεχν-ία, ἡ,
  • enthusiasm for art, Pl. Criti. 109c, Poll. 6.167; ἡ περὶ [τὴν μουσικὴν] φ. Phld. Mus. p.19 K.; craftsmanship, of sculptors, D.S. 1.98; of the pyramid-builders, ib. 64; ἡ περί τι φ. Arr. Epict. 2.5.21; περὶ τὰς κόμας Str. 10.3.8; ingenuity, artifice, φ. καὶ δόλῳ, of hunters, D.S. 3.37; in good sense, φ. ἡ περὶ τὸ ἱερόν IG 2(2).1023, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.10.7.
    • II of things, artistic or ingenious construction, D.S. 2.8.

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