carpentry
From LSJ
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. ἡ τεκτονική, V. ξυλουργία, ἡ.
do carpentry, v.: Ar. and P. τεκταίνεσθαι.
though but a craftsman you turned your hand from carpentry: V. τέκτων γὰρ ὢν ἔπρασσες οὐ ξυλουργικά (Euripides, Fragment).
