εὐμήχανος

eumechanos

skilful in contriving, inventive

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book IX 4
Chapter 11 614b31–615a19

614b34

Chapter 17 616b19–32

616b20
616b27

Chapter 18 616b33–617a10

616b34

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐμήχανος, Dor. εὐμάχ- [μᾱ], ον, I. of persons, skilful in contriving, inventive, opp. ἀμήχανος, A. Eu. 381 (lyr.), Pl. Prt. 344d, etc.: c. gen., εὐμήχανος λόγου Id. Cra. 408b; ἁλίων εὐ. ἔργων Opp. H. 4.593: with a Prep., εὐ. πρὸς τὸν βίον, of birds, full of devices for supporting life, Arist. HA 614b34, cf. 616b34: Sup., of the bee, Gp. 15.3.1; ἔν τινι D.S. 20.92: τὸ εὐ., = foreg., Plu. 2.830c. Adv. -νως Ph. 1.170, Plu. Per. 31, Aristaenet. 2.15, etc. II. Pass., of things, skilfully contrived, ingenious, ἐκ τῶν ἀμηχάνων πόρους εὐμηχάνους πορίζων Ar. Eq. 759 (-ος πορίζειν Bentl.); ἐπίνοιαι Pl. R. 600a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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