μηχανή — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.μᾱχάνᾱᾱςfreltd.μῆχος concr.deviceref. to a hoist, for raising building-stonesHdt.ref. to an automatonPlb.ref. to a bridge of boatsA.pl.w.adj. fish-spearing, ref. to Poseidon's tridentA. specif.siege-engineTh. X. Arist. Plb. Plu.defensive machineryPlb. craneenabling gods and others to appear in the air in tragedy, sts. in fig.ctxt.Pl. D. Arist. Men. Plb. Plu. abstr., sg. and pl., sts. pejor.device, contrivance, stratagem, schemeHes. Alc. Iamb. Pi. Hdt. Trag. gener.meansof effecting sthg.means, way, possibilityw.gen.of safety or sim.A. E. Ar. Pl. X.w.inf.to do sthg.E.w. ὥστε + inf.Pl.w.acc. + inf.for sthg. to happenPl.w. ὅπως + cl.Pl.after neg. or quasi-neg., w. μὴ οὐ + inf.acc. + inf.to avoid doing sthg., for sthg. not to happenHdt. Pl.also w. τὸ μὴ οὐHdt.w. ὅπωςὅκωςοὐ + cl.that sthg. will not happenHdt. Pl. remedyw.gen.for misfortunesE. advbl.phrs.μηχανῇ οὐδεμιᾷor sim.on no account, under no circumstancesHdt. Th.treaty Lys. D.πάσῃ μηχανῇon every count, thoroughlyAr.gener.by every possible meansLys. Pl. X. Plu.μηχανῇ ᾑτινιοῦνby any means whateverD.law

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an instrument, machine

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μηχανή

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μηχανή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

μηχανη

Intro Text:

μηχανήῆς

dial.μᾱχανᾱ́alsoμηχανᾱ́ᾶς

IDX:

26181

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-26182

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