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μηχανή

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: μηχανή μηχανῆς

Structure: μηχαν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: mh=xos

Sense

  1. contrivance, machine, device, gear
  2. way, means

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative μηχανή μηχανᾱ́ μηχαναί
Genitive μηχανῆς μηχαναῖν μηχανῶν
Dative μηχανῇ μηχαναῖν μηχαναῖς
Accusative μηχανήν μηχανᾱ́ μηχανᾱ́ς
Vocative μηχανή μηχανᾱ́ μηχαναί

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ πύργοι ξύλινοι ἐπ̓ αὐτοὺσ ὀχυροὶ σκεπαζόμενοι ἐφ̓ ἑκάστου θηρίου ἐζωσμένοι ἐπ̓ αὐτοῦ μηχαναῖσ, καὶ ἐφ̓ ἑκάστου ἄνδρεσ δυνάμεωσ δύο καὶ τριάκοντα οἱ πολεμοῦντεσ ἐπ̓ αὐτοῖσ καὶ ὁ Ἰνδὸσ αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 6:37)
  • οἴμοι, κακούργουσ ἄνδρασ ὡσ αἰεὶ στυγῶ, οἳ συντιθέντεσ τἄδικ’ εἶτα μηχαναῖσ κοσμοῦσι. (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambic 2:11)
  • ἤκουσασ ὥσ μ’ ἔκτεινεν ἥδε μηχαναῖσ; (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambics 2:6)
  • ἐπεὶ δ’ ἀνεῴχθη πρᾶγμα μηνυθὲν τόδε, θανεῖν σε δείσασ μητρὸσ ἐκ βουλευμάτων καὶ τήνδε πρὸσ σοῦ, μηχαναῖσ ἐρρύσατο. (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambic 1:5)
  • Ὦ ταλαίπωροι Φρύγεσ πάντεσ τ’ Ἀχαιοί, δι’ ἔμ’ ἐπὶ Σκαμανδρίοισ ἀκταῖσιν Ἥρασ μηχαναῖσ ἐθνῄσκετε, δοκοῦντεσ Ἑλένην οὐκ ἔχοντ’ ἔχειν Πάριν. (Euripides, Helen, episode, dialogue 2:12)

Synonyms

  1. contrivance

  2. way

Similar forms

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