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δημιουργ-ία

demiourgia · ἡ

workmanship, handicraft

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What it meant

δημιουργ-ία · dēmiourg-ia — LSJ

workmanship, handicraft, piece of mechanism

workmanship, handicraft, Pl. R. 401a; τέχναι καὶ δ. ib. 495d; piece of mechanism, Arist. Mu. 400a1.

2 making, creating, creative activity, the creation

making, creating, ζῴων Pl. Ti. 41c, etc.; δ. ἔκ τινος Id. Plt. 280c; creative activity, μεριστὴ δ. Jul. Or. 5.179b, al.; the creation, ἡ φανερὰ δ. ib. 4.144b; ὁ κόσμος ὅδε καὶ ἁπλῶς ἡ δ. Dam. Pr. 283.

3 physical function

physical function, Arist. HA 489a13.

4 handling, practising

δ. τῶν τεχνῶν handling or practising them, Pl. Smp. 197a.

II the office of δημιουργός, magistracy, office

the office of δημιουργός, OGI 578.12 (pl., Tarsus), etc.: generally, magistracy, office, Arist. Pol. 1310b22 (pl.).

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