ΜΗΧΑΝΟΠΟΙΟΣ, μηχανοποιος
MĒCHANOPOIOS, mēchanopoios
Sounds Like: meh-khah-noh-poy-OS
Translations: engineer, machine-maker, contriver, inventor
From the root: ΜΗΧΑΝΟΠΟΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word derived from 'μηχανή' (mēchanē), meaning 'machine, device, contrivance,' and 'ποιέω' (poieō), meaning 'to make, to do.' Therefore, it refers to someone who makes or constructs machines or devices. It can also broadly mean an inventor or a contriver of plans or schemes, especially clever or ingenious ones.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΗΧΑΝΟΠΟΙΟΣ.
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- ΜΗΧΑΝΟΠΟΙΟΥ — of an engineer, of a contriver, of an artificer, of a designer
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