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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

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 ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ μηχανὰσ μεμηχανευμένασ λογιστοῦ τοῦ εἶναι ἐπὶ τῶν πύργων καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν γωνιῶν βάλλειν βέλεσι καὶ λίθοισ μεγάλοισ. καὶ ἠκούσθη ἡ κατασκευὴ αὐτῶν ἕωσ πόρρω, ὅτι ἐθαυμαστώθη τοῦ βοηθῆναι, ἕωσ οὗ κατίσχυσε. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 26:15)
  • καὶ ἐγένετο ἑωθινῇ ᾖραν τοὺσ ὀφθαλμοὺσ αὐτῶν καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸσ πολύσ, οὗ οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμόσ, αἴροντεσ κλίμακασ καὶ μηχανὰσ καταλαβέσθαι τὸ ὀχύρωμα καὶ ἐπολέμουν αὐτούσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 5:30)
  • καὶ συνήχθησαν ἅμα καὶ περιεκάθισαν ἐπ̓ αὐτοὺσ ἔτουσ πεντηκοστοῦ καὶ ἑκατοστοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐπ̓ αὐτοὺσ βελοστάσεισ καὶ μηχανάσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 6:20)
  • καὶ ἤλθοσαν διὰ τῆσ Ἰδουμαίασ καὶ παρενεβάλοσαν ἐπὶ Βαιθσούραν καὶ ἐπολέμησαν ἡμέρασ πολλὰσ καὶ ἐποίησαν μηχανάσ. καὶ ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἐνεπύρισαν αὐτὰσ ἐν πυρὶ καὶ ἐπολέμησαν ἀνδρωδῶσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 6:31)
  • καὶ παρενέβαλεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἁγίασμα ἡμέρασ πολλὰσ καὶ ἔστησεν ἐκεῖ βελοστάσεισ καὶ μηχανὰσ καὶ πυροβόλα καὶ λιθόβολα καὶ σκορπίδια εἰσ τὸ βάλλεσθαι βέλη καὶ σφενδόνασ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 6:51)

Synonyms

  1. contrivance

  2. way

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