contrivance

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

act of contriving: Ar. and P. παρασκευή, ἡ.

thing contrived: P. and V. τέχνημα, τό (Plato), μηχανή, ἡ, μηχάνημα, τό, σόφισμα, τό, πόρος, ὁ.

invention: P. and V. εὕρημα, τό, Ar. and V. ἐξεύρημα, τό.