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τεκταίνομαι τεκταίνομαι, [0] Dep. of a carpenter, to make, work, frame, Il.:—absol. to do joinersʼ work, opp. to smithsʼ work, Ar., Xen. of other artificers, Hhymn., Plat. metaph. to devise, plan, contrive, esp. by craft, Lat. machinari, ἐτεκτήναντʼ ἀπόφθεγκτόν μʼ they kept me from speech of them, Eur.; πᾶν ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ τεκταινέσθω (sc. Cleon) Ar. later, Act. τεκταίνω, in same sense, Anth., Luc.; hence partic. pass. τεκταινόμενος, Ar., Dem.

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to make, work, frame

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Headword:

τεκταίνομαι

Headword (normalized):

τεκταίνομαι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

τεκταινομαι

IDX:

32310

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32347

Key:

tektai/nomai

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