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νὺξ μὲν ἐμὸν κατέχει ζωῆς φάος ὑπνοδοτείρη → sleep-giving night hath quenched my light of life | sleep-giving night covers my light of life | night, the giver of sleep, holds the light of my life

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

artĭfĭcĭum: ii, n. artifex.
I In gen., the occupation of an artifex, a profession, trade, an employment, a handicraft, an art: Jam de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: ne opifices quidem tueri sua artificia possent, nisi, etc., id. Fin. 3, 2, 4: in artificio perquam tenui et levi (sc. scaenico), id. de Or. 1, 28, 129: sordidum ancillareque, id. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; so Tac. Or. 32; Sen. Ben. 6, 17: de hoc artificio est nobis acquisitio, * Vulg. Act. 19, 25: non tu in isto artificio accusatorio callidior es quam hic in suo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 49 al.—
II Esp.
   A Skill, knowledge, ingenuity in any thing: simulacrum Dianae singulari opere artificioque perfectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 33; so id. ib. 2, 4, 21: quae certis signis artificii notata sunt, Auct. ad Her. 4, 4.—
   B Theory, system (cf. ars, I. C. 1.): non esse eloquentiam ex artificio, sed artificium ex eloquentiā natum, Cic. de Or. 1, 32, 146: existimant artificium esse hoc quoddam non dissimile ceterorum, cujusmodi de ipso jure civili Crassus componi posse dicebat, id. ib. 2, 19, 83: scientia cujusdam artificii non numquam dicitur prudentia, Auct. ad Her. 3, 2: artificium memoriae, mnemonics, id. ib. 4, 16.—
   C Skill serviceable in the attainment of any object, ingenuity, art, dexterity; and in a bad sense, craft, cunning, artifice (cf. ars, II.): id ipsum, quod contra me locutus es, artificio quodam es consecutus, Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74: opus est non solum ingenio, verum etiam artificio quodam singulari, id. Verr. 2, 4, 40 fin.: vicinitas non assueta mendaciis, non fucosa, non fallax, non erudita artificio simulationis, id. Planc. 9: non virtute, neque in acie vicisse Romanos, sed artificio quodam et scientiā oppugnationis, Caes. B. G. 7, 29: quorum artificiis effectum est, ut res publica in hunc statum perveniret, id. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 8, C. fin.