Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

δωδεκαμήχανος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δωδεκαμήχανος δωδεκαμήχανον

Structure: δωδεκαμηχαν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: mhxanh/

Sense

  1. knowing twelve arts or tricks

Examples

  • τοιαυτὶ μέντοι σὺ ποιῶν τολμᾷσ τἀμὰ μέλη ψέγειν, ἀνὰ τὸ δωδεκαμήχανον Κυρήνησ μελοποιῶν; (Aristophanes, Frogs, Lyric-Scene, lyric1)

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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