ΠΡΟΣΕΜΗΧΑΝΗΣΑΤΟ, προσεμηχανησατο
PROSEMĒCHANĒSATO, prosemēchanēsato
Sounds Like: pros-em-ee-KHA-nee-SAH-toh
Translations: devised, contrived, plotted, schemed
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΜΗΧΑΝΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of devising, contriving, or plotting something, often with ingenuity or cunning. It implies a deliberate and often intricate plan or scheme. The prefix 'προς-' (pros-) suggests an action directed towards something or someone, or an addition to something already existing. It is a compound word formed from 'προς' (pros) meaning 'to, toward, in addition to' and 'μηχανάομαι' (mēchanáomai) meaning 'to devise, contrive by machine or artifice'.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 13:317
From the same root
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