fut. -ήσομαι ; aor. ἐτεχνησάμην, Ep. τεχν-; pf. τετέχνημαι, Ion. 3 pl. τετεχνέαται cj. in Hp. VM 22 : — make by art, execute skilfully, Od. 5.259, 11.613 (for μὴ… μηδ΄, cf. οὐ c); πολλὰ τ.
practise many arts, X. Cyr. 8.2.5. also as Pass., to be made by art, ὅ τι καλὸν αὐτοῖς τεχνῷτο ib. 8.6.23; διαιτήματα τετεχνημένα devised by art, Hp. VM 3. — On the supposed Act. τεχνῆσαι, v. τεχνήεις.
contrive or execute cunningly, ταῦτα δ’ ἐγὼν… τεχνήσομαι Il. 23.415, etc. ; χερσὶν ἁτεχνησάμην S. Tr. 534, cf. 928; τῶν μηδὲν ὀρθῶς… τεχνωμένων Id. Ant. 494; τ. κακά Id. Ph. 80; πόλεμος ἀφ’ αὑτοῦ τὰ πολλὰ τεχνᾶται πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον Th. 1.122; abs., γένοιτο μέντ’ ἂν πᾶν θεοῦ τεχνωμένου if God contrives, S. Aj. 86, cf. E. Med. 369, 382, 402, Ar. V. 176; c. inf., contrive how to do, Th. 4.26; so also, followed by a clause, contrive or devise means for doing, τεχνήσομαι ὥς κε γένηται παῖς ἐμός h.Ap. 326; τ. τί ἂν φάγοι X. Ages. 9.3. in pass. sense, ὁ ἐπὶ κακῷ τεχνηθεὶς δόλος Sch. Il. 15.14.