τέχνημα
μὴ τὴν ὄψιν καλλωπίζου, ἀλλ' ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν ἴσθι καλός → Don't beautify your face, but be beautiful in your habits (Thales, in Diog. Laertius 1.37)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A that which is cunningly wrought, work of art, handiwork, ἔκπωμα... τεχνήματ' ἀνδρός S.Ph. 36 (where pl. is used of one thing). 2 of a man, πανουργίας τέχνημα a masterpiece of villainy, ib.928. II artful device, trick, κάπηλα προσφέρων τ. A.Fr.322; δόλια τ. E.IT1355; opp. ἰσχύς, Hp.Fract.2 (pl.): generally, device, contrivance, Pl.Prt.319a; τὸ μνημονικὸν τ. Id.Hp.Mi.368d, al., cf. Ephor.54J.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1103] τό, das künstlich Gearbeitete, das Kunstwerk, Soph. Phil. 36; übertr. künstlich angesponnene List, Ränke, κάπηλα προφέρων τεχνήματα, Aesch. frg. 339; δόλια τεχνήματα, Eur. I. T. 1355; πανουργίας τέχνημα ἔχθιστον, von listigen Menschen, Soph. Phil. 916; künstliche Erfindung, Plat. Prot. 319 a Phaedr. 269 a u. öfter; Xen. Mem. 1, 4, 7; Sp., πονηρόν, Luc. Ind. voc. 12.
