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Strong's #2680 - κατασκευάζω
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- to furnish, equip, prepare, make ready
- of one who makes anything ready for a person or thing
- of builders, to construct, erect, with the included idea of adorning and equipping with all things necessary
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κατασκευ-άζω,
fut. -σκευάσω, Att. -σκευῶ SIG 1097.9 (Athens, iv B.C.), IPE 12.32 B 53 (Olbia, iii B.C.): Dor. aor. -εσκεύαξα Ti. Locr. 94d, Test.Epict. 1.14, also κατεσκέαξα Africa Italiana 1.330 (Cyrene): Boeot. aor. inf. -σκευάττη SIG 1185.13 (Tanagra, iii B.C.): pf. -εσκεύᾰκα D. 42.30: fut. Med. 3 sg. -ᾶται SIG 1015.28 (Halic.): Dor. aor. Med. -εσκευαξάμην Test.Epict. 1.9: —
1. equip, furnish fully with.., [ πᾶσι ] κ. τὸ πλοῖον with all appliances, D. 18.194: — Med., τοὺς ἵππους Χαλκοῖς.. προβλήμασι κ. X. Cyr. 6.1.51: — freq. in Pass., ἱρὸν θησαυροῖσί τε καὶ ἀναθήμασι κατεσκευασμένον Hdt. 8.33, cf. 2.44; κατασκευὴ Χρυσῶ τε καὶ ἀργύρω κατεσκ. Id. 9.82; οἷς ἡ Χώρα κατεσκεύασται Th. 6.91.
2. without dat., furnish, equip fully, τὴν Χώραν X. An. 1.9.19; κ. τινὰ ἐπὶ στρατιάν Id. Cyr. 3.3.3; [ ἐλέφαντας ] κ. πρὸς τὴν πολεμικὴν Χρείαν OGI 54.12 (Adule, iii B.C.): — Med., κ. τοὺς ὄνους having got his asses ready, Hdt. 2.121. δ, etc.: — Pass., τῆς Ἀντάνδρου μελλούσης -σκευάζεσθαι Th. 4.75, cf. 8.24; ἔργα -ασμένα cultivated farms, Anaxag. 4; of persons, to be under treatment, Phld. Lib. p.3 O., al.
3. construct, build, γέφυραν Hdt. 1.186 (Pass.); διδασκαλεῖον Antipho 6.11; πόλιν Pl. R. 557d; γυμνάσια Id. Lg. 761c; ἱερὰ θυσίας τε αὑτοῖς κ. Id. Criti. 113c; ἐπιτείχισμ' ἐπὶ τὴν Ἀττικήν D. 18.71: generally, prepare, arrange, establish, κ. δημοκρατίαν X. HG 2.3.36; δύναμιν τῇ πόλει And. 3.39; συμπόσιον Pl. R. 363c; ἰσότητα τῆς οὐσίας Id. Lg. 684d, cf. Arist. Pol. 1265a39; ὀλιγαρχίαν Id. Ath. 37.1; ναύτας D. 50.36; κ. τινὰς μελέτῃ train them, X. Cyr. 8.1.43, etc.; turn out, πολιτικούς Phld. Rh. 2.264 S., al.: — Med., κατασκευάζεσθαι ναυμαχίαν prepare it, make ready for it, v.l. for παρασκ- in Th. 2.85; make for oneself, esp. build a house and furnish it, opp. ἀνασκευάζομαι Id. 1.93, 2.17; unpack, opp. ἀνασκ., X. Cyr. 8.5.2; κ. ἐρημίαν αὑτῶ Pl. Lg. 730c, etc.; κ. τ ράπεζαν set up a bank, Isa Fr. 66; κατασκευάζομαι τέχνην μυρεψικήν I am setting up as a perfumer, Lys. Fr. 1.2; τοὺς ἐγγυτάτω τῆς ἀγορᾶς κατ εσκευασμένους Id. 24.20; [ πρόσοδον ] οὐ μικρὰν κατεσκευάσαντο made themselves a good [income], D. 27.61, cf. And. 4.11.
4. of fraudulent transactions, fabricate, trump up, πρόφασιν X. Cyr. 2.4.17; τὸ ἀπόρρητον κατασκευάσαι D. 2.6; λιποταξίου γραφὴν κατεσκεύασεν Id. 21.103, cf.92; Χρέα ψευδῆ Id. 42.30, cf. 45.22 (Pass.); of persons, suborn, λογοποιούς Din. 1.35; set up, ἢ.. ἐπιτίθενται αὐτοὶ ἢ κατασκευάζουσιν ἕτερον Arist. Pol. 1306a1; οἱ κατεσκευασμένοι τῶν Θετταλῶν men prepared for the purpose, D. 18.151; κατεσκ. δανεισταί Id. 42.28: c. inf., τὸν ἀνεψιὸν.. κατεσκεύασεν ἀμφισβητεῖν Id. 55.1.
5. c. dupl. acc., make, render, [ φρούρια ] κ. ὡς ἐχυρώτατα X. Cyr. 2.4.17; ἀριστερὰ δεξιῶν ἀσθενέστερα κ, Pl. Lg. 795a; φοβερὸν κ. τὸ αὐτόχειρα γενέσθαι D. 20.158; ἀνομοθέτητον ἑαυτῶ τὸν βίον Duris 10 J.; κ. τινὰ τοιοῦτον.. Arist. Rh. 1380a2 (also with Adv., πρὸς ἑαυτὸν κ. εὖ τὸν ἀκροατήν render the audience favourably disposed towards oneself, 1419b11).
6. represent as so and so, κ. τινὰς παροίνους, ὑβριστάς, ἀγνώμονας, D. 54.14, cf. 45.82; εἰ μὴ Γοργίαν Νέστορά τινα κατασκευάζεις unless you make out a Gorgias to be Nestor, Pl. Phdr. 261c.
7. in argument, maintain, prove, τῶν ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ πραγμάτων.. ὡς ἐγὼ αἴτιός εἰμι, κατεσκεύαζε tried to make out that.., D. 21.110; κ. ὅτι.. Arr. Epict. 3.15.14, S.E. P. 1.32; κ. τῶ λόγψ establish a proposition by reasoning, Damian. Opt. 5; διὰ λόγου -σκευασθήσεται Phld. Sign. 6.
8. in Logic, construct a positive argument, opp. ἀναιρέω, ἀνασκευάζω (of negative arguments), Arist. Rh. 1401b3, cf. Plu. 2.1036b, etc.: Philos., κ. τῶν ἀριθμῶν ἰδέαν construct, postulate, Arist. EN 1096a19, cf. Metaph. 984b25, al.
9. Geom., construct, Euc. 5.7 (Pass.), Archim. Sph.Cyl. 2.6 (Pass.); solve by a construction, πρόβλημα Papp. 54.25.
10. Rhet., frame, ὀνόματα D.H. Comp. 16; elaborate, κατεσκεύασται τὸ δοκοῦν εἶναι ἀφελές Id. Isaiah 7:1-25; λόγος κατεσκευασμένος Str. 1.2.6.
11. abs. in Med., prepare oneself or make ready for doing, ὡς πολεμήσοντες Th. 2.7; ὡς οἰκήσων X. An. 3.2.24; ὡς εἰς μάχην Paus. 5.21.14.
12. Pass., of disease, to become established, -σκευαζομένου τοῦ πάθους Gal. 8.332.
κατασκευάζω: future κατασκευάσω; 1 aorist κατεσκεύασα; Passive, present κατασκευάζομαι; perfect participle κατεσκευασμενος; 1 aorist κατεσκευασθην; to furnish, equip, prepare, make ready;
a. of one who makes anything ready for a person or thing: τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; perfect passive participle prepared in spirit, Luke 1:17 (Xenophon, Cyril 5, 5, 10).
b. of builders, to construct, erect, with the included idea of adoming and equipping with all things necessary (often so in Greek authors; cf. Bleek, Brief a. d. Hebrew ii. 1, p. 398f): οἶκον, Hebrews 3:3f; κιβωτόν, Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20; σκηνήν, Hebrews 9:2, 6; the Sept. for בָּרָא, Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 43:7.
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κατα -σκευάζω ,
[in LXX: Isaiah 40:19; Isaiah 40:28, (H1254), etc.;]
to prepare, make ready: τ . ὁδόν , Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27; οἶκον , Hebrews 3:3-4; σκηνήν , Hebrews 9:2; Hebrews 9:6; κιβωτόν , Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20; pass. pf. ptcp., λαον κ ., Luke 1:17.†
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κατασκευάζω occurs in the more general sense of ";furnish,"; ";provide,"; in BGU IV. 1065.7 (A.D. 97) with reference to the purchase of a pair of bracelets which the goldsmith κατεσκεύασε αὐτῷ : cf. P Oxy XII. 1428.10 (iv/A.D.) τοὺς ὑπευθύνους τὴν ἐσθῆτα α ̣̓νεπι [κλή ]τ ̣οις ̣ τοῖς ὑφάσμασιν κατασκευάσαι, ";that the persons responsible provide (or manufacture) the clothing in irreproachable(?) materials."; For the use of the verb in the sense of building, or equipping a building, as in Hebrews 3:3, see P Tebt I. 33.8 (B.C. 112) (= Selections, p. 30) where, with reference to the visit of a Roman senator to the Fayüm, directions are given—φρόντισον ὡς ἐπὶ τῶν καθηκόντων τόπων αἵ τε αὐλαὶ κατασκ ̣ευα ̣σ ̣[θ ]η ̣σ ̣[ο ]ν ̣ται, ";take care that at the proper places the guest-chambers be got ready,"; and cf. ib. II. 342.16 (late ii/A.D.) τὸ κατασκευασθ (ὲν) ἐκ καινῆς ἐν Σομολ (ῶ) κεραμεῖον σὺν πᾶσι χρηστ (ηρίοις), ";the newly fitted pottery at Somolo together with all furniture"; (Edd.), P Amh II. 64.2 (A.D. 107) περὶ δαπάνης εἰς τὸ ἐκ καινῆς κατασκευαζόμενον βαλανεῖον, and P Oxy VI. 892.8 (A.D. 338) εἰς. . . [τ ]ὴν κατασκευαζ [ο ]μένην βορρινὴν πύλην τῆς πόλεως, ";for the construction of the north gate of the city"; (Edd.). From the inscrr. it is sufficient to cite Syll 500.22 (B.C. 320) where, with reference to the ὁδοί (cf. Matthew 11:10 al.) by which the procession was to reach the temple of Zeus Soter, it is provided—ὅπως ἂν ὁμαλισθῶσιν καὶ κατασκευασθῶσιν ὡς βέλτιστα.
For the subst κατασκευἡ, see P Ryl II. 157.16 (A.D. 135) τῆς δαπάνης τῆς τε ἐπισκευῆς καὶ κατασκευῆς τοῦ ξυλικοῦ [ὀργάνου, ";the cost of keeping and repairing the wooden water-wheel"; (Edd.), P Oxy XII. 1461.12 (A.D. 222) ε [ἰ ]ς κατασκευὴν ἄλ ̣(λας) (δραχημὰς) κ ̣̄, ";for repairs 20 drachmae more"; (Edd.), Michel 487.14 (ii/B.C. ad init) εἰς τὴν κατασκευὴν τοῦ θεάτρου. For κατασκεύασμα, cf. Syll 169.4 (c. B.C. 306) εἴς τε τὰ κατασκευάσμα [τα τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ τῆ ]ς πανηγύρεως, and Aristeas 52 προεθυμεῖτο μὲν οὖν ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑπέροπλόν τι ποιῆσαι τοῖς μέτροις τὸ κατασκεύασμα, ";now, the king’s intention was to make this piece of work of gigantic dimensions"; (Thackeray)
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