ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΗΜΑΤΑ, ἀντιμηχανηματα
ANTIMĒCHANĒMATA, antimēchanēmata
Sounds Like: an-tee-mee-KHA-nee-mah-tah
Translations: counter-devices, counter-contrivances, counter-machines, counter-measures, a counter-device, a counter-contrivance, a counter-machine, a counter-measure
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἀντί' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'in opposition to', and 'μηχάνημα' (mechanema), meaning 'device' or 'contrivance'. Therefore, it refers to devices, machines, or contrivances used in opposition to something else, often as a defensive measure or a counter-attack. It describes something designed to counteract or oppose another mechanism or strategy.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 8:132
From the same root
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