1. preparation , ἐν κατασκευῇ τοῦ πολέμου in preparing for it, (Thucydides); the equipment of ships, engines, etc., (Thucydides) 2. any kind of furniture that is fixed , opposite to what is movable παρασκευή); buildings, fixtures , (Thucydides); but also, like παρασκευή, any furniture , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. the state, condition, constitution of a thing, (Euripides) 4. a device, trick , (Aeschines Orator) (ML)
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G7920 — κατασκευή
kataskeuē · apparatus · Greek