κατασκευή κατα-σκευή, ἡ, preparation, ἐν κατασκευῇ τοῦ πολέμου in preparing for it, Thuc.; the equipment of ships, engines, etc., Thuc. any kind of furniture that is fixed, opp. to what is movable (παρασκευή) , buildings, fixtures, Thuc.; but also, like παρασκευή, any furniture, Hdt., Thuc. the state, condition, constitution of a thing, Eur., Plat. a device, trick, Aeschin.