GreekG8326Noun (Feminine)
μηχανή
mēchanē
“a machine”
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G8326Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.= Lat. machina
2.an instrument, machine for lifting weights and the like, (Herdotus Historicus); μ. Ποσειδῶνος, of the trident, (Aeschulus Tragicus); λαοπόροις μ., of Xerxes' bridge of boats, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.an engine of war, (Thucydides)
4.a theatrical machine, by which gods were made to appear in the air, (Plato Philosophus): hence proverbial of any sudden appearance, ὥσπερ ἀπὸ μηχανῆς, (Demosthenes Orator)
5.any contrivance, for doing a thing, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.: in plural μηχαναί, shifts, devices, arts, wiles, (Hesiod), attic; *μηχαναῖς Διός *by the arts of Zeus, (Aeschulus Tragicus); proverbial, *μηχαναὶ Σισύφου *(Aristophanes Comicus):—;Phrases, *μηχανήν *or *μηχανὰς προσφέρειν *(Euripides); *εὑρίσκειν *(Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.:—. *κακῶν *a contrivance against ills, (Euripides); but, μ. *σωτηρίας *a way of providing safety, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
6.*οὐδεμία μηχανή *[ ἐστι] ὅπως οὐ, with future, (Herdotus Historicus); also, μὴ οὐ, with infinitive, (Herdotus Historicus)
7.in adverb, phrases, *ἐκ μηχανῆς τινος *in some way or other, (Herdotus Historicus); *μηδεμιῆι μηχανῆι *by no means whatsoever, (Herdotus Historicus)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
μηχανή appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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