τεχνίτης
τεχνῑ/τ-ης,
ου,
ὁ,
A). artificer, craftsman, opp.
γεωργός,
X. Oec. 6.6 ,
Arist. Pol. 1262b26 , al.; opp.
ῥήτωρ,
Emp. ap.
Thphr. Sens. 11 ; of a potter,
PCair.Zen. 500.2 ,
3 (iii B.C.);
τεχνῖται οἱ χρήσιμόν τι ποιεῖν ἐπιστάμενοι, opp.
οἱ ἐλευθερίως πεπαιδευμένοι,
X. Mem. 2.7.4 ,
5 , cf.
Act.Ap. 19.24 : metaph.,
πόλις ἧς τ. καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός Ep.Hebr. 11.10 , cf.
LXX Wi. 13.1 .
II). one who does or
handles a thing
by the rules of art, skilled workman, opp.
ἄτεχνος,
Pl. Sph. 219a , cf.
Hp. VM 4 ,
Arist. Rh. 1397b23 ,
Gal. 6.155 ,
18(2).245 ; opp.
ἰδιώτης,
Id. 6.204 ; opp.
ὁ ἔμπειρος,
Arist. Metaph. 981b31 ; c. gen. rei,
τ. τῶν πολεμικῶν skilled in .. ,
X. Lac. 13.5 ; also
οἱ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τ.
persons versed in religious practices,
Id. Cyr. 8.3.11 ;
ἄνθρωπος τ. λόγων, as a sneer,
Aeschin. 1.170 ;
οἱ Διονυσιακοὶ τ. or
οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τ., theatrical
artists, musicians as well as actors,
D. 19.192 (where
τ. alone),
Arist. Rh. 1405a24 ,
Pr. 956b11 ,
SIG 399.12 (Amphict. Delph., iii B.C.),
CIG 2619 , al. (Cyprus),
OGI 50 (Egypt, iii B.C.),
Plb. 16.21.8 ,
Posidon. 36 J., etc.; so perh. in
οἷος τ. παραπόλλυμαι, = Lat.
qualis artifex pereo (Nero's last words),
D.C. 63.29 .
ShortDef
an artificer, artisan, craftsman, skilled workman
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τεχνῑ/τ-ης</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">artificer, craftsman</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">γεωργός</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 6.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1262b:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1262b.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1262b26 </a>, al.; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ῥήτωρ</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg003:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg003:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sens.</span> 11 </a>; of a potter, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PCair.Zen.</span> 500.2 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 3 </span> (iii B.C.); <span class="foreign greek">τεχνῖται οἱ χρήσιμόν τι ποιεῖν ἐπιστάμενοι</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἐλευθερίως πεπαιδευμένοι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:7:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:7:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 2.7.4 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5/canonical-url/"> 5 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:19:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:19.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Act.Ap.</span> 19.24 </a>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">πόλις ἧς τ. καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:11:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:11.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Hebr.</span> 11.10 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:13:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:13.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Wi.</span> 13.1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one who does</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">handles</span> a thing <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">by the rules of art, skilled workman</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἄτεχνος</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:219a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:219a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 219a </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VM</span> 4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1397b:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1397b.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1397b23 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.155 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 18(2).245 </span>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἰδιώτης</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 6.204 </span>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὁ ἔμπειρος</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:981b:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:981b.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 981b31 </a>; c. gen. rei, <span class="foreign greek">τ. τῶν πολεμικῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">skilled</span> in .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:13:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:13.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lac.</span> 13.5 </a>; also <span class="foreign greek">οἱ περὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τ</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">persons versed</span> in religious practices, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:3:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:3:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.3.11 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄνθρωπος τ. λόγων</span>, as a sneer, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg001.perseus-grc1:170" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg001.perseus-grc1:170/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 1.170 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ Διονυσιακοὶ τ</span>. or <span class="foreign greek">οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τ</span>., theatrical <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">artists</span>, musicians as well as actors, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:192/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 19.192 </a> (where <span class="itype greek">τ</span>. alone), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1405a24 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:956b:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:956b.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 956b11 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 399.12 </span> (Amphict. Delph., iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 2619 </span>, al. (Cyprus), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 50 </span> (Egypt, iii B.C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:21:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:21:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 16.21.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1866.tlg001:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1866.tlg001:36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Posidon.</span> 36 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span></span>, etc.; so perh. in <span class="foreign greek">οἷος τ. παραπόλλυμαι</span>, = Lat.<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">qualis artifex pereo</span> (Nero\'s last words), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:63:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:63.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.C.</span> 63.29 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trickster, intriguer</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:13:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:13.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DMort.</span> 13.5 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}