εὐμήχανος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Dor. [[εὐμάχανος]] [μᾱ], [[εὐμήχανον]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">I</span> of persons, [[skilful in contriving]], [[inventive]], opp. [[ἀμήχανος]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>381</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>344d</span>, etc.: c. gen., εὐμήχανος λόγου <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cra.</span>408b</span>; ἁλίων εὐ. ἔργων <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span> 4.593</span>: with a Prep., <b class="b3">εὐμήχανος πρὸς τὸν βίον</b>, of [[bird]]s, [[full of devices]] for [[support]]ing [[life]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>614b34</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">616b34</span>: Sup., of the bee, <span class="title">Gp.</span>15.3.1; ἔν τινι <span class="bibl">D.S.20.92</span>: <b class="b3">τὸ εὐμήχανον</b>, = [[εὐμηχανία]] ([[inventive skill]], [[skill in devising means]]), Plu.2.830c. Adv. [[εὐμηχάνως]] <span class="bibl">Ph. 1.170</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Per.</span>31</span>, <span class="bibl">Aristaenet.2.15</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Pass., of things, [[skilfully contrived]], [[ingenious]], ἐκ τῶν ἀμηχάνων πόρους εὐμηχάνους πορίζων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>759</span> (<b class="b3">εὐμηχάνους πορίζειν</b> Bentl.); ἐπίνοιαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>600a</span>.</span>