φιλοτεχνέω

φῐλοτεχν-έω, [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. πεφιλοτέχνημαι (v. infr. 111):—

A love art, practise an art, of Athena and Hephaestus, Pl.Prt.321e; περὶ [ἐμπειρίας] Phld.Mus.p.89K.;

περὶ τὰ ἔξω Epict.Ench.29.7

;

περὶ τὴν παρρησίαν Plu.2.74c

, etc.;

ὑπέρ τινος Ael.VH2.2

; φ. πρὸς τορευτὰς καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους τεχνίτας to converse with them on art, Plb.26.1.2; use terms of art, Phld.Sign.7.

II use or employ art or artifice, Plb. 16.30.2, Plu.2.142b, 2.1050c, etc.: c. inf., D.S.13.82.

III treat or arrange artistically,

συλλαβὰς ποικίλως φ. D.H.Comp.15

; represent in art, ἀγέλην (in a mosaic) Chor.1.33 p.11 F.-R., cf. 3.6 p.49 F.-R.; treat by the rules of art (i.e. alchemy), Olymp.Alch.p.91 B. ([voice] Pass.): —[voice] Pass., to be made or furnished by art,

παράδεισος τοῖς ἄλλοις πολυτελῶς πεφιλοτεχνημένος D.S. 14.80

;

πρός τι Id.3.37

; θηλὴ πεφιλοτεχνημένη an artificial teat, Sor.1.115; to be represented artistically, πᾶσα ἀπόνοια ἐν ἐκείνοις πεφιλοτέχνηται, in Trag., Jul.Or.7.211a.

IV invent, devise,

λίνα καὶ ἄρκυς Str.15.3.18

.