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μηχανικός

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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: mēchanikós Transliteration B: mēchanikos Transliteration C: michanikos Beta Code: mhxaniko/s

English (LSJ)

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   A resourceful, inventive, X.Mem.4.3.1, v.l. in Id.HG3.1.8. Adv. -κῶς D.S. 18.27.    2 c. gen. rei, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων -ώτερος X.Lac.2.7.    II of or for machines, mechanical, ὄργανα μ. Arist.Pol.1336a11; αἱ . . κινήσεις αἱ μ. Id.Mech. 848a14; μ. ἀποδείξεις in mechanics, Id.APo.76a24: μηχανικά, τά, the science of mechanics, title of work ascribed to Aristotle: ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) Arist.Metaph. 1078a16, AP9.807; μ. ποίημα Sotad.15.6; μ. ἔργα PFlor. 152.4 (iii A. D.): Subst. μηχανικός, ὁ, engineer, Plu.Per.27, Sammelb.310. Adv. -κῶς Callix.2.

German (Pape)

[Seite 181] erfinderisch; vom Feldherrn, Xen. Mem. 3, 1, 6. 4, 7, 1; geschickt, kunstreich, Sp.; Maschinen betreffend, ἡ μηχανική, sc. τέχνη, die Maschinenkunst, die Kunst durch Benutzung der Naturkräfte Maschinen zusammenzusetzen; auch ὄργανα μηχανικά, D. Sic. 17, 98.