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μηχανάομαι

mechanaomai

make by art, construct, build

Appears 62 times across Plato's dialogues.

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μηχανάομαι, fut. -ήσομαι A. Th. 1043, Pl. Lg. 965e: aor. ἐμηχανησάμην ib.904b, etc.: pf. μεμηχάνημαι (v. infr. B): used by Hom. only in Ep. forms, μηχανάασθε Od. 20.370, μηχανόωνται 3.207, al., -ωντο 22.432, al. (subj. -άᾱται Hes. Op. 241); opt. -όῳτο Od. 16.196; inf. -άασθαι 3.213, 16.93: the Ion. form ἐμηχανέοντο is found in codd. of Hdt. 8.7 (ἐμηχανῶντο shd. be read for -έατο in 5.63, and μηχανῴατο for -οίατο in 6.46): (μηχανή):—A. make by art, construct, build, τείχεα μηχανόωντο Il. 8.177; πλοῖα Hdt. 1.94, cf. Th. 4.47; of any work requiring skill or art, μ. λαγόν prepare a hare, Hdt. 1.123; μ. σκιάς X. Cyr. 8.8.17: generally, prepare, make ready, τάφον καὶ κατασκαφάς τινι A. Th. 1043; ψυχῆς κόμιστρα τῇδε Id. Ag. 965; ἐσβάσεις E. IT 101. 2. more freq. contrive, devise, by art or cunning, freq. in bad sense, ἀτάσθαλα, κακά, ἀεικέα μηχανόωνται, Od. 3.207, 17.499, 22.432; θάνατόν τινος Antipho 1.3; but in good sense, γέλωτα μ. τοῖς συνοῦσι X. Cyr. 2.2.12; τισὶ μ. δύναμιν εἰς σωτηρίαν Pl. Prt. 320e; simply, bring about, effect, Hdt. 2.21; πόσα σε δέοι ἂν μηχανᾶσθαι τοῦ δοκεῖν ἕνεκα X. Cyr. 1.6.22:—Constr.: μ. τί τινι contrive something against a person, Od. 3.207; πατρὶ θάνατον Antipho 1.9; πᾶν ἐπί τινι Hdt. 4.154, cf. 6.88, etc.; τι εἴς τινα ib. 121, E. Ph. 1614; ἐπί τινα X. Mem. 2.3.10: abs., form designs or plots, πολλοὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ μηχανόωνται Od. 4.822; μ. τι ἐπί τινι for a purpose, Hdt. 1.60; πρός τι X. Cyr. 8.2.26; ἐκ τῶν ἐσθλῶν αἰσχρὰ μ. E. Hipp. 331: in Prose freq. folld. by ὅπως, how or in order that, μ. ὅπως τι ἔσται Hdt. 2.121.γʹ, Pl. Ap. 39a, etc.; πᾶσαν μηχανὴν μ. ὅπως . . Id. R. 460c: c. acc. et inf., contrive that a thing may be, ib. 519e. II. Med., procure for oneself, S. Ph. 295, X. Cyr. 3.2.15. B. Act. μηχανάω used by Hom. only in Ep. part., ἀτάσθαλα μηχανόωντας contriving dire effects, Od. 18.143, cf. A.R. 3.583; inf. μηχανᾶν S. Aj. 1037: pf. μεμηχάνημαι in pass. sense, Hdt. 1.98, 2.95, S. Tr. 586, X. Cyr. 8.3.1, Isoc. 3.6; λόγοι πρὸς τὸ φενακίζειν ὑμᾶς μεμηχανημένοι D. 22.35 (but also in act. sense, Pl. Grg. 459d, Lg. 904b, X. Hier. 11.4, Is. 11.36, etc.): plpf. in pass. sense impers., οὕτως ἐμεμηχάνητο αὐτοῖς Antipho 5.55: aor. ἐμηχανήθην in pass, sense, Epicur. Nat. 2.2, D.H. 12.14, J. AJ 18.2.4.
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