ἀρχιτέκτων
ἵνα οὖν μηδ' ἐν τούτῳ δῷ αὐτοῖς λαβήν (Photius, Fragments on the Epistle to the Romans 483.26) → so that he doesn't give them even here a handle (= an opportunity for refutation)
English (LSJ)
ονος, ὁ,
A chief-artificer, master-builder, director of works, τοῦ ὀρύγματος, τῆς γεφύρας, Hdt.3.60, 4.87; opp. χειροτέχνης, Arist.Metaph.981a30; opp. ἐργατικός, Pl.Plt.259e; commissioner of works, IG2.403, al., ib.9(1).694.145 (Corcyra), SIG284.12 (Chios, from Erythrae), etc.; ἀ. τοῦ ναοῦ ib.494.3 (Delph.); ἀ. ἐπὶ τὰ ἱερά IG2.404. b pl., board of naval constructors, Arist.Ath.46.1. 2 generally, author, contriver, E.Cyc.477; ἀ. κύριος τῆς ἡδονῆς Alex. 149.2; ἀ. τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς D.56.11; τοῦ τέλους Arist.EN1152b2; τοὺς ταῖς διανοίαις ἀ. τινός those that direct activities by thought, Id.Pol.1325b23. II at Athens, manager of the state theatre and of the Dionysia, D.18.28, IG2.335.
German (Pape)
[Seite 366] ονος, ὁ, 1) der Baumeister, Xen. Mem. 4, 2, 10; übh. der etwas veranlaßt u. ausführen läßt, nach Plat. Polit. 259 e πᾶς οὐκ αὐτὸς ἐργαστικός, ἀλλὰ ἐργατῶν ἄρχων; vgl. Eur. Cycl. 477; τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς Dem. 56, 11; vgl. Arist. Polit. 7, 3, 5. – 2) in Athen, der Theaterpächter, Böckh Staatsh. I p. 236.
