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|Definition=fut. <b class="b3">-ήσομαι</b>: aor. [[ἐτεχνησάμην]], Ep. <b class="b3">τεχν-</b>: pf. [[τετέχνημαι]], Ion. 3pl. [[τετεχνέαται]] cj. in <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>22</span>:—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[make by art]], [[execute skilfully]], <span class="bibl">Od.5.259</span>, <span class="bibl">11.613</span> (for <b class="b3">μὴ . . μηδ'</b>, cf. [[οὐ]] c); <b class="b3">πολλὰ τ</b>. [[practise]] many [[arts]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.2.5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> also as Pass., to [[be made by art]], <b class="b3">ὅ τι καλὸν αὐτοῖς τεχνῷτο</b> ib.<span class="bibl">8.6.23</span>; <b class="b3">διαιτήματα τετεχνημένα</b> [[devised by art]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>3</span>.--On the supposed Act. [[τεχνῆσαι]], v. [[τεχνήεις]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[contrive]] or [[execute cunningly]], ταῦτα δ' ἐγὼν . . τεχνήσομαι <span class="bibl">Il.23.415</span>, etc.; χερσὶν ἁτεχνησάμην <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span> 534</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">928</span>; τῶν μηδὲν ὀρθῶς . . τεχνωμένων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>494</span>; τ. κακά <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>80</span>; πόλεμος ἀφ' αὑτοῦ τὰ πολλὰ τεχνᾶται πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον <span class="bibl">Th.1.122</span>: abs., <b class="b3">γένοιτο μέντἂν πᾶν θεοῦ τεχνωμένου</b> if God [[contrives]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>369</span>,<span class="bibl">382</span>,<span class="bibl">402</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>176</span>: c. inf., [[contrive how]] to do, <span class="bibl">Th.4.26</span>; so also, followed by a clause, [[contrive]] or [[devise means]] for doing, τεχνήσομαι ὥς κε γένηται παῖς ἐμός <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Ap.</span>326</span>; τ. τί ἂν φάγοι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ages.</span>9.3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> in pass. sense, <b class="b3">ὁ ἐπὶ κακῷ τεχνηθεὶς δόλος</b> Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.15.14</span>.</span>