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|Definition=Dor. μᾱχᾰνά, ἡ, (μῆχος): <span class="sense"> <span class="bld">I</span> <b class="b2">contrivance</b>, esp. <b class="b2">machine</b> for lifting weights and the like, <b class="b2">crane</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.125</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>11(2).161 <span class="title">A</span>69, al. (Delos, iii B. C.); <b class="b3">μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος</b>, <span class="title">Rev.Phil.</span>44.251 (Didyma, ii B. C.); μ. λιθαγωγός <span class="bibl">Poll. 10.148</span>; <b class="b3">ἰχθυβόλῳ μ</b>., of Poseidon's trident, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>132</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">λαοπόροις μ</b>., of Xerxes' bridge of boats, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pers.</span>114</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">722</span>; freq. of irrigation machines, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>985</span> (i A. D.), etc.; also of oil-presses, Wilcken <span class="title">Chr.</span>176.10 (i/ii A. D.), etc. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">engine</b> of war, μηχανὰς προσάγειν <span class="bibl">Th.2.76</span>, etc.; ἑλεῖν μηχαναῖς <span class="bibl">Id.4.13</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">theatrical machine</b> by which gods, etc., were made to appear in the air, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>425d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Clit.</span>407a</span>; αἴρειν μ. <span class="bibl">Antiph.191.15</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex.126.19</span>: hence, prov. of anything sudden and unexpected, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεὸς ἐπεφάνης <span class="bibl">Men. 227</span>; ὥσπερ ἀπὸ μ. <span class="bibl">D.40.59</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Po.</span>1454b1</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">area of land irrigated by a machine</b>, POxy.1830.13 (vi A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>5.1765</span> (vi A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>1.77.14</span> (vi A. D.). </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">any artificial means</b> or <b class="b2">contrivance</b> for doing a thing, ἤτοι κλήρῳ... ἢ ἄλλῃ τινὶ μ. <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.83</span>; εἴ τίς ἐστι μ., ἴθι καὶ πειρῶ <span class="bibl">Id.8.57</span>, etc.; esp. in pl. <b class="b3">μηχαναί</b>, <b class="b2">shifts, devices, wiles</b>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span> 146</span>; πάντα σοφίσματα καὶ πάσας μ. ἐπεποιήκεε ἐς αὐτοὺς Δαρεῖος <span class="bibl">Hdt. 3.152</span>; <b class="b3">μηχαναῖς Διός</b> <b class="b2">by the arts</b> of Zeus, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>677</span>; <b class="b3">χερὸς . . ἐκτίνοντα μηχανάς</b> acts of violence, ib.<span class="bibl">1582</span>; Ὀρέστην μηχαναῖσι μὲν θανόντα, νῦν δὲ μηχαναῖς σεσωσμένον <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1228</span>; κρατεῖ μαχαναῖς . . θηρός <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>349</span> (lyr.); σοφιστῶν μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>908d</span>: prov., μηχαναὶ Σισύφου <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>391</span>:—Phrases: πάσας προσφέροντε μ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>112</span>; μηχανὴν προσοιστέον <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>1132</span>; πᾶσαν σπουδὴν καὶ μ. προσφερόμενος <span class="bibl">Plb.1.18.11</span>; ἐπεισήγαγον μ. <span class="bibl">Id.29.25.1</span>; μηχανὰς εὑρήσομεν, ὥστε ἀπαλλάξαι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>82</span>; πλέκειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>66</span>; πορίζεσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span> 191b</span>; ἐκπορίζειν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>365</span>; <b class="b3">ζητεῖν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">149</span>; <b class="b3">ἀντλεῖν μαχανάν</b> exhaust <b class="b2">one's resources</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.62</span>; <b class="b3">κατ' ἐμὰν μ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">109</span>: c. gen. objecti, <b class="b3">ἔξευρε μ. τιν' Ἀδμήτῳ κακῶν</b> <b class="b2">contrivance against</b> ills, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>221</span> (lyr.); but <b class="b3">μ. σωτηρίας</b> <b class="b2">a way, means of procuring</b> or <b class="b2">providing</b> safety, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>209</span>; μυρίων οὐσῶν μ. ἀπαλλαγῆς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.1.12</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδεμία μ. [ἐστι] ὅκως οὐ</b> c. fut. ind., <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.160</span>; <b class="b3">μὴ οὐ</b> c. inf., ib. <span class="bibl">181</span>, <span class="bibl">3.51</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ μὴ οὐ</b> (prob.) <span class="bibl">Id.1.209</span>; <b class="b3">τίς μ. μὴ οὐχὶ</b> . . ; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>72d</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> freq. in adverb. phrases, <b class="b3">μηδεμιῇ μ</b>. by no <b class="b2">means</b> whatsoever, by no <b class="b2">contrivance</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt. 7.51</span>, etc.; οὓς οὐδεμιῇ μ. δεῖ τιτρώσκειν <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>11</span>; so <b class="b3">μήτε τέχνῃ μήτε μ. μηδεμιᾷ</b> Foed. ap. <span class="bibl">Th.5.18</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12.39.23; opp. πάσῃ τέχνῃ καὶ μ. <span class="bibl">Lys. 19.53</span>; πάσῃ μ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>300</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">τρόπῳ ἢ μ. ᾑτινιοῦν</b> Lex ap.<span class="bibl">D.21.113</span>.</span> | |Definition=Dor. μᾱχᾰνά, ἡ, (μῆχος): <span class="sense"> <span class="bld">I</span> <b class="b2">contrivance</b>, esp. <b class="b2">machine</b> for lifting weights and the like, <b class="b2">crane</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.125</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>11(2).161 <span class="title">A</span>69, al. (Delos, iii B. C.); <b class="b3">μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος</b>, <span class="title">Rev.Phil.</span>44.251 (Didyma, ii B. C.); μ. λιθαγωγός <span class="bibl">Poll. 10.148</span>; <b class="b3">ἰχθυβόλῳ μ</b>., of Poseidon's trident, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>132</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">λαοπόροις μ</b>., of Xerxes' bridge of boats, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pers.</span>114</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">722</span>; freq. of irrigation machines, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>985</span> (i A. D.), etc.; also of oil-presses, Wilcken <span class="title">Chr.</span>176.10 (i/ii A. D.), etc. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">engine</b> of war, μηχανὰς προσάγειν <span class="bibl">Th.2.76</span>, etc.; ἑλεῖν μηχαναῖς <span class="bibl">Id.4.13</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">theatrical machine</b> by which gods, etc., were made to appear in the air, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>425d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Clit.</span>407a</span>; αἴρειν μ. <span class="bibl">Antiph.191.15</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex.126.19</span>: hence, prov. of anything sudden and unexpected, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεὸς ἐπεφάνης <span class="bibl">Men. 227</span>; ὥσπερ ἀπὸ μ. <span class="bibl">D.40.59</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Po.</span>1454b1</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">area of land irrigated by a machine</b>, POxy.1830.13 (vi A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>5.1765</span> (vi A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>1.77.14</span> (vi A. D.). </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">any artificial means</b> or <b class="b2">contrivance</b> for doing a thing, ἤτοι κλήρῳ... ἢ ἄλλῃ τινὶ μ. <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.83</span>; εἴ τίς ἐστι μ., ἴθι καὶ πειρῶ <span class="bibl">Id.8.57</span>, etc.; esp. in pl. <b class="b3">μηχαναί</b>, <b class="b2">shifts, devices, wiles</b>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span> 146</span>; πάντα σοφίσματα καὶ πάσας μ. ἐπεποιήκεε ἐς αὐτοὺς Δαρεῖος <span class="bibl">Hdt. 3.152</span>; <b class="b3">μηχαναῖς Διός</b> <b class="b2">by the arts</b> of Zeus, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>677</span>; <b class="b3">χερὸς . . ἐκτίνοντα μηχανάς</b> acts of violence, ib.<span class="bibl">1582</span>; Ὀρέστην μηχαναῖσι μὲν θανόντα, νῦν δὲ μηχαναῖς σεσωσμένον <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1228</span>; κρατεῖ μαχαναῖς . . θηρός <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>349</span> (lyr.); σοφιστῶν μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>908d</span>: prov., μηχαναὶ Σισύφου <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>391</span>:—Phrases: πάσας προσφέροντε μ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>112</span>; μηχανὴν προσοιστέον <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>1132</span>; πᾶσαν σπουδὴν καὶ μ. προσφερόμενος <span class="bibl">Plb.1.18.11</span>; ἐπεισήγαγον μ. <span class="bibl">Id.29.25.1</span>; μηχανὰς εὑρήσομεν, ὥστε ἀπαλλάξαι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>82</span>; πλέκειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>66</span>; πορίζεσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span> 191b</span>; ἐκπορίζειν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>365</span>; <b class="b3">ζητεῖν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">149</span>; <b class="b3">ἀντλεῖν μαχανάν</b> exhaust <b class="b2">one's resources</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.62</span>; <b class="b3">κατ' ἐμὰν μ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">109</span>: c. gen. objecti, <b class="b3">ἔξευρε μ. τιν' Ἀδμήτῳ κακῶν</b> <b class="b2">contrivance against</b> ills, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>221</span> (lyr.); but <b class="b3">μ. σωτηρίας</b> <b class="b2">a way, means of procuring</b> or <b class="b2">providing</b> safety, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>209</span>; μυρίων οὐσῶν μ. ἀπαλλαγῆς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.1.12</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδεμία μ. [ἐστι] ὅκως οὐ</b> c. fut. ind., <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.160</span>; <b class="b3">μὴ οὐ</b> c. inf., ib. <span class="bibl">181</span>, <span class="bibl">3.51</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ μὴ οὐ</b> (prob.) <span class="bibl">Id.1.209</span>; <b class="b3">τίς μ. μὴ οὐχὶ</b> . . ; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>72d</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> freq. in adverb. phrases, <b class="b3">μηδεμιῇ μ</b>. by no <b class="b2">means</b> whatsoever, by no <b class="b2">contrivance</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt. 7.51</span>, etc.; οὓς οὐδεμιῇ μ. δεῖ τιτρώσκειν <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>11</span>; so <b class="b3">μήτε τέχνῃ μήτε μ. μηδεμιᾷ</b> Foed. ap. <span class="bibl">Th.5.18</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12.39.23; opp. πάσῃ τέχνῃ καὶ μ. <span class="bibl">Lys. 19.53</span>; πάσῃ μ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>300</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">τρόπῳ ἢ μ. ᾑτινιοῦν</b> Lex ap.<span class="bibl">D.21.113</span>.</span> | ||
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-02-0181.png Seite 181]] ἡ (machina, machen), eigtl. Hülfsmittel, Werkzeug Etwas zu machen, zu bewerkstelligen; – a)<b class="b2"> List</b>, Kunstgriff, Ränke; Hes. Th. 146; ὀρθοβούλοισι μαχαναῖς, Pind. P. 8, 78; πᾶσαν συνάψας μηχανὴν δυσβουλίας, Aesch. Ag. 1391; ἐννυχίοις μηχαναῖς, Soph. Ai. 181; neben [[πόρος]], Eur. Med. 260; ἐχθρῶν, Anschlag der Feinde, Rhes. 141; ποίας μηχανὰς πλέκουσιν, Andr. 66, wie Plat. Conv. 203 d; μηχαναὶ Σισύφου, Ar. Ach. 366; σοφιστῶν, Plat. Legg. X, 908 d. – b) <b class="b2">Kunst</b>, Erfindung; τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν, Pind. P. 3, 62; ποτανά, N. 7, 22; εὗρε μηχανὴν σωτηρίας, er erfand Mittel zur Rettung, Aesch. Spt. 191. – Bes. c) Vorrichtung zu Etwas,<b class="b2"> Werkzeug</b>; ἰχθυβόλῳ μηχανᾷ, Aesch. Spt. 123; μηχαναῖς ἔζευξεν Ἕλλης πορθμόν, durch künstliche Vorrichtungen, Pers. 708; πόλιν πύργων βαθείᾳ μηχανῇ κεκλειμένην, Suppl. 934; κρατεῖ δὲ μηχαναῖς ἀγραύλου [[θηρός]], Soph. Ant. 348; [[μηχανή]] τε πεπλεγμένη, Eur. Andr. 996; εἰς ἀρκυστάταν μηχανὰν ἐμπλέκειν, Or. 1423; καινὰς μηχανὰς προσφέρειν [[πρός]] τινα, Ar. Nubb. 472; τινί, Thesm. 1132. Bes. Kriegs- u. Belagerungsmaschinen, μηχανὰς προσῆγον τῇ πόλει, Thuc. 3, 76. 4, 100 u. öfter, wie Pol. oft. Auch von Theatermaschinen, ὥςπερ ἐπὶ τραγικῆς μηχανῆς [[θεός]], Plat. Clit. 407 a, vgl. Crat. 425 d; ὁ ἀπὸ μηχανῆς [[θεός]], Men. bei Schol. Plat. p. 394; Plut. u. a. Sp. – Uebh. <b class="b2">Mittel</b> wozu, Etwas zu erlangen; εἴ [[τίς]] ἐστι [[μηχανή]], ἴθι καὶ πειρῶ, Her. 8, 57, öfter; μηδεμιῇ μηχανῇ, allgemein = auf keine Weise, 7, 51, u. so οὐδεμίην εἶναι μηχανήν, [[ὅκως]] οὐ τῷ ἀστῷ προσθήσονται, es gäbe keinen Ausweg, daß sie nicht, sie müßten, 2, 160; ἔστι τοι οὐδεμίη μηχανὴ μὴ οὐκ ἀπολωλέναι, 2, 181, vgl. 1, 209. 3, 51; [[μήτε]] τέχνῃ [[μήτε]] μηχανῇ μηδεμιᾷ, Thuc. 5, 18. 47; [[τίς]] μηχανὴ μὴ [[οὐχί]], wie ist es anders möglich, als daß, Plat. Phaed. 72 d; [[οὐδεμία]] γὰρ μηχανὴ εἴη, denn es sei nicht möglich, ib. 86 a, öfter; mit folgendem ὥςτε, Conv. 188 e u. öfter bei Folgdn. | |||
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English (LSJ)
Dor. μᾱχᾰνά, ἡ, (μῆχος): I contrivance, esp. machine for lifting weights and the like, crane, Hdt.2.125, IG11(2).161 A69, al. (Delos, iii B. C.); μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος, Rev.Phil.44.251 (Didyma, ii B. C.); μ. λιθαγωγός Poll. 10.148; ἰχθυβόλῳ μ., of Poseidon's trident, A.Th.132 (lyr.); λαοπόροις μ., of Xerxes' bridge of boats, Id.Pers.114 (lyr.), cf. 722; freq. of irrigation machines, POxy.985 (i A. D.), etc.; also of oil-presses, Wilcken Chr.176.10 (i/ii A. D.), etc. 2 engine of war, μηχανὰς προσάγειν Th.2.76, etc.; ἑλεῖν μηχαναῖς Id.4.13. 3 theatrical machine by which gods, etc., were made to appear in the air, Pl.Cra.425d, Clit.407a; αἴρειν μ. Antiph.191.15, Alex.126.19: hence, prov. of anything sudden and unexpected, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεὸς ἐπεφάνης Men. 227; ὥσπερ ἀπὸ μ. D.40.59, cf. Arist.Po.1454b1. 4 area of land irrigated by a machine, POxy.1830.13 (vi A. D.), PLond.5.1765 (vi A. D.), PSI1.77.14 (vi A. D.). II any artificial means or contrivance for doing a thing, ἤτοι κλήρῳ... ἢ ἄλλῃ τινὶ μ. Hdt.3.83; εἴ τίς ἐστι μ., ἴθι καὶ πειρῶ Id.8.57, etc.; esp. in pl. μηχαναί, shifts, devices, wiles, Hes.Th. 146; πάντα σοφίσματα καὶ πάσας μ. ἐπεποιήκεε ἐς αὐτοὺς Δαρεῖος Hdt. 3.152; μηχαναῖς Διός by the arts of Zeus, A.Ag.677; χερὸς . . ἐκτίνοντα μηχανάς acts of violence, ib.1582; Ὀρέστην μηχαναῖσι μὲν θανόντα, νῦν δὲ μηχαναῖς σεσωσμένον S.El.1228; κρατεῖ μαχαναῖς . . θηρός Id.Ant.349 (lyr.); σοφιστῶν μ. Pl.Lg.908d: prov., μηχαναὶ Σισύφου Ar.Ach.391:—Phrases: πάσας προσφέροντε μ. E.IT112; μηχανὴν προσοιστέον Ar.Th.1132; πᾶσαν σπουδὴν καὶ μ. προσφερόμενος Plb.1.18.11; ἐπεισήγαγον μ. Id.29.25.1; μηχανὰς εὑρήσομεν, ὥστε ἀπαλλάξαι A.Eu.82; πλέκειν E.Andr.66; πορίζεσθαι Pl.Smp. 191b; ἐκπορίζειν Ar.V.365; ζητεῖν ib.149; ἀντλεῖν μαχανάν exhaust one's resources, Pi.P.3.62; κατ' ἐμὰν μ. ib.109: c. gen. objecti, ἔξευρε μ. τιν' Ἀδμήτῳ κακῶν contrivance against ills, E.Alc.221 (lyr.); but μ. σωτηρίας a way, means of procuring or providing safety, A. Th.209; μυρίων οὐσῶν μ. ἀπαλλαγῆς X.Cyr.5.1.12; οὐδεμία μ. [ἐστι] ὅκως οὐ c. fut. ind., Hdt.2.160; μὴ οὐ c. inf., ib. 181, 3.51; τὸ μὴ οὐ (prob.) Id.1.209; τίς μ. μὴ οὐχὶ . . ; Pl.Phd.72d. 2 freq. in adverb. phrases, μηδεμιῇ μ. by no means whatsoever, by no contrivance, Hdt. 7.51, etc.; οὓς οὐδεμιῇ μ. δεῖ τιτρώσκειν Hp.Art.11; so μήτε τέχνῃ μήτε μ. μηδεμιᾷ Foed. ap. Th.5.18, cf. IG12.39.23; opp. πάσῃ τέχνῃ καὶ μ. Lys. 19.53; πάσῃ μ. Ar.Lys.300 (lyr.); τρόπῳ ἢ μ. ᾑτινιοῦν Lex ap.D.21.113.
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[Seite 181] ἡ (machina, machen), eigtl. Hülfsmittel, Werkzeug Etwas zu machen, zu bewerkstelligen; – a) List, Kunstgriff, Ränke; Hes. Th. 146; ὀρθοβούλοισι μαχαναῖς, Pind. P. 8, 78; πᾶσαν συνάψας μηχανὴν δυσβουλίας, Aesch. Ag. 1391; ἐννυχίοις μηχαναῖς, Soph. Ai. 181; neben πόρος, Eur. Med. 260; ἐχθρῶν, Anschlag der Feinde, Rhes. 141; ποίας μηχανὰς πλέκουσιν, Andr. 66, wie Plat. Conv. 203 d; μηχαναὶ Σισύφου, Ar. Ach. 366; σοφιστῶν, Plat. Legg. X, 908 d. – b) Kunst, Erfindung; τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν, Pind. P. 3, 62; ποτανά, N. 7, 22; εὗρε μηχανὴν σωτηρίας, er erfand Mittel zur Rettung, Aesch. Spt. 191. – Bes. c) Vorrichtung zu Etwas, Werkzeug; ἰχθυβόλῳ μηχανᾷ, Aesch. Spt. 123; μηχαναῖς ἔζευξεν Ἕλλης πορθμόν, durch künstliche Vorrichtungen, Pers. 708; πόλιν πύργων βαθείᾳ μηχανῇ κεκλειμένην, Suppl. 934; κρατεῖ δὲ μηχαναῖς ἀγραύλου θηρός, Soph. Ant. 348; μηχανή τε πεπλεγμένη, Eur. Andr. 996; εἰς ἀρκυστάταν μηχανὰν ἐμπλέκειν, Or. 1423; καινὰς μηχανὰς προσφέρειν πρός τινα, Ar. Nubb. 472; τινί, Thesm. 1132. Bes. Kriegs- u. Belagerungsmaschinen, μηχανὰς προσῆγον τῇ πόλει, Thuc. 3, 76. 4, 100 u. öfter, wie Pol. oft. Auch von Theatermaschinen, ὥςπερ ἐπὶ τραγικῆς μηχανῆς θεός, Plat. Clit. 407 a, vgl. Crat. 425 d; ὁ ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός, Men. bei Schol. Plat. p. 394; Plut. u. a. Sp. – Uebh. Mittel wozu, Etwas zu erlangen; εἴ τίς ἐστι μηχανή, ἴθι καὶ πειρῶ, Her. 8, 57, öfter; μηδεμιῇ μηχανῇ, allgemein = auf keine Weise, 7, 51, u. so οὐδεμίην εἶναι μηχανήν, ὅκως οὐ τῷ ἀστῷ προσθήσονται, es gäbe keinen Ausweg, daß sie nicht, sie müßten, 2, 160; ἔστι τοι οὐδεμίη μηχανὴ μὴ οὐκ ἀπολωλέναι, 2, 181, vgl. 1, 209. 3, 51; μήτε τέχνῃ μήτε μηχανῇ μηδεμιᾷ, Thuc. 5, 18. 47; τίς μηχανὴ μὴ οὐχί, wie ist es anders möglich, als daß, Plat. Phaed. 72 d; οὐδεμία γὰρ μηχανὴ εἴη, denn es sei nicht möglich, ib. 86 a, öfter; mit folgendem ὥςτε, Conv. 188 e u. öfter bei Folgdn.
