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μηχανή

μῆκος + ἄνειν

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Yes

Word-lemma

LSJ

Word-form

μηχανή

Transliteration (Word)

mēkhanē

Etymon-lemma

LSJ-1 .
LSJ-2

Transliteration (Etymon)

mēkos + anein

Author

Plato

Century

4 BC

Source

Idε´

Ref.

Cratylus 415a4-7

Ed.

J. Burnet, Platonis Opera, Oxford UP, 1903

Quotation

«μηχανὴ» γάρ μοι δοκεῖ τοῦ ἄνειν ἐπὶ πολύ σημεῖον εἶναι· τὸ γὰρ μῆκός πως τὸ πολύ σημαίνει· ἐξ ἀμφοῖν οὖν τούτοιν σύγκειται, «μήκους» τε καὶ τοῦ «ἄνειν», τὸ ὄνομα ἡ «μηχανή»

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