τεχνάομαι

A. make by art, execute skilfully, Od. 5.259, 11.613 (for μὴ . . μηδ’, cf. οὐ c); πολλὰ τ. practise many arts, X. Cyr. 8.2.5.

2. also as Pass., to be made by art, ὅ τι καλὸν αὐτοῖς τεχνῷτο ib.8.6.23; διαιτήματα τετεχνημένα devised by art, Hp. VM 3.--On the supposed Act. τεχνῆσαι, v. τεχνήεις.

II. contrive or execute cunningly, ταῦτα δ’ ἐγὼν . . τεχνήσομαι Il. 23.415, etc.; χερσὶν ἁτεχνησάμην S. Tr. 534, cf. 928; τῶν μηδὲν ὀρθῶς . . τεχνωμένων Id. Ant. 494; τ. κακά Id. Ph. 80; πόλεμος ἀφ’ αὑτοῦ τὰ πολλὰ τεχνᾶται πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον Th. 1.122: abs., γένοιτο μέντἂν πᾶν θεοῦ τεχνωμένου if God contrives, S. Aj. 86, cf. E. Med. 369,382,402, Ar. V. 176: c. inf., contrive how to do, Th. 4.26; so also, followed by a clause, contrive or devise means for doing, τεχνήσομαι ὥς κε γένηται παῖς ἐμός h.Ap. 326; τ. τί ἂν φάγοι X. Ages. 9.3.

2. in pass. sense, ὁ ἐπὶ κακῷ τεχνηθεὶς δόλος Sch.Il. 15.14.