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προμηχανάομαι

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: προμηχᾰνάομαι Medium diacritics: προμηχανάομαι Low diacritics: προμηχανάομαι Capitals: ΠΡΟΜΗΧΑΝΑΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: promēchanáomai Transliteration B: promēchanaomai Transliteration C: promichanaomai Beta Code: promhxana/omai

English (LSJ)

A plan, contrive beforehand, D.H.1.46, 7.13, Luc. Alex.38 (v.l. προσ-).

German (Pape)

[Seite 734] dep. med., vorher veranstalten, aussinnen; D. Hal. 7, 13; auch οὐδὲν προεμηχανῶντο τῆς διώξεως, 2, 46, sie trafen keine Vorkehrungen, dachten nicht ans Verfolgen; Luc. Alex. 38.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προμηχᾰνάομαι: μηχανῶμαι, ἐπινοῶ ἐκ τῶν προτέρων, Διον. Ἁλ. 1. 46., 7. 13, Λουκ. Ἀλέξ. 38.

French (Bailly abrégé)

-ῶμαι;
machiner ou préparer d’avance.
Étymologie: πρό, μηχανάω.

Greek Monotonic

προμηχᾰνάομαι: αποθ., επινοώ εκ των προτέρων, σε Λουκ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

προ-μηχανάομαι voorbereiden.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

προμηχᾰνάομαι: заранее устраивать, предпринимать (τὰ ταῦτα καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα Luc.).

Middle Liddell


Dep. to contrive beforehand, Luc.