φιλοτεχνία

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A enthusiasm for art, Pl.Criti.109c, Poll.6.167; ἡ περὶ [τὴν μουσικὴν] φ. Phld.Mus.p.19 K.; craftsmanship, of sculptors, D.S.1.98; of the pyramid-builders, ib.64; ἡ περί τι φ. Arr.Epict.2.5.21; περὶ τὰς κόμας Str.10.3.8; ingenuity, artifice, φ. καὶ δόλῳ, of hunters, D.S. 3.37; in good sense, φ. ἡ περὶ τὸ ἱερόν IG22.1023, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib.6.10.7.    II of things, artistic or ingenious construction, D.S.2.8.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1287] ἡ, 1) Liebe zur Kunst, zu künstlichen Arbeiten, Uebung darin, Plat. Critia. 109 c. – 2) Kunst, Künstelei; – List, Verschlagenheit, καὶ δόλος D. Sic. 3, 37.