κατασκευή

A. preparation, ὄντων ἐν κατασκευῇ τοῦ πολέμου being engaged in preparing for it, Th. 8.5; construction, λιμένων ἢ νεωρίων Pl. Grg. 455b; fitting out, πλοίων Plb. 1.21.1, etc.

2. unpacking, X. Cyr. 8.5.5.

3. training, Stoic. 3.89.

II. permanent or fixed assets, opp. what is movable or temporary (παρασκευή), fixtures, plant, etc., Th. 1.10; ἀνειληφότες τὰς κ. having repaired their estates, Id. 2.16; ἡ περὶ τὸν κλῆρον κ. Pl. Lg. 923d; τῆς ἄλλης κ., ἐν ᾗ κατοικοῦμεν καὶ μεθ’ ἧς πολιτευόμεθα καὶ δῑ ἢν ζῆν δυνάμεθα the aggregate of our possessions, Isoc. 4.26; αἱ κ. αἱ ἐπὶ τῶν ἀγρῶν ἢ αἱ ἐντὸς τείχους Id. 7.52; but also, like παρασκευή, any furniture or fittings, τὴν Μαρδονίου κ., i. e. his tent and its furniture, Hdt. 9.82; κ. πολυτελέσι χρησαμένων Th. 6.31; φιάλας τε . . καὶ θυμιατήρια καὶ ἄλλην κ. ib.46; ἡ κ. τῆς οἰκίας D. 47.54; τῇ τῶν θεῶν κ. χρῆσθαι whatever the gods provided, X. Ages. 9.5.

III. state, condition, constitution of a thing, θεοῦ κ. βίῳ δόντος τοιαύτην E. Supp. 214; αἱ . . κ. τῆς ψυχῆς Pl. R. 544e; ἡ τοῦ βίου κ. Id. Lg. 842c; ἡ τῶν νόμων κ. ib.739a; ἐν πάσῃ κ. πολιτικῇ ib.736b; ἐν χρημάτων κ. in the constitution of a man's fortune, Id. Grg. 477b; ἐν σώματος κ. ibid.; κ. τις παρὰ φύσιν, definition of νόσος, Gal. 6.837.

IV. device, trick, τέχναι καὶ κ. Aeschin. 2.1, v.l. in Din. 1.34; ἄνευ κατασκευῆς ᾄδειν artlessly, Ael. NA 5.38.

V. in Logic, constructive reasoning, opp. ἀνασκευή, D.H. Lys. 24, Hermog. Prog. 5, etc.: in pl., Cic. Att. 1.14.4, Longin. 11.2, Quint. 2.4.18.

VI. Rhet., artistic treatment, κ. ποιητική Str. 1.2.6, D.H. Comp. 1; manipulation, συλλαβῶν, γραμμάτων, ib.15, 16; elaboration, Id. Pomp. 2, etc.; correct style, opp. ἰδιωτισμός, Diocl. Stoic. 3.214; technical resources, πλάσμα καὶ ἡ ἄλλη κ. δημηγόρου Phld. Rh. 1.199 S.

VII. Geom., construction, Archim. Sph.Cyl. 2.4, cf. Procl. in Euc. p.203 F.; κ. ὀργανική solution by mechanical construction, Papp. 174.17.

VIII. system of gymnastic exercise, as t.t., Gal. 6.169.