manoeuvre

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

scheme, plot: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ, P. and V. μηχάνημα, τό, V. τέχνη, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό.

wise devise: P. and V. σόφισμα, τό.

practice: P. ἄσκησις, ἡ.

review (of troops): P. ἐξέτασις, ἡ.

practice manoeuvres (with ships): P. ἀναπειρᾶσθαι (absol.) (Thuc. 7, 12).

(they thought) the Athenians would have no opportunity in the narrow space either of sailing round them or breaking their line, the part of their manoeuvres on which they most relied: P. τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις οὐκ ἔσεσθαι σφῶν ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ οὔτε περίπλουν οὔτε διέκπλουν ᾧπερ τῆς τέχνης μάλιστα ἐπίστευον (Thuc. 7, 36).

counter manoeuvre: P. ἀντιτέχνησις, ἡ.

verb transitive

handle, control: P. and V. κυβερνᾶν.

verb intransitive P. and V. μηχανᾶσθαι, τεχνᾶσθαι; see contrive.

a large number of hoplites on both sides were manoeuvring in a small space: P. ὁπλῖται ἀμφοτέρων οὐκ ὀλίγοι ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ ἀνεστρέφοντο (Thuc. 7, 44).