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ὀργᾰν-ικός

organikos

serving as organs

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ὀργᾰν-ικός · organ-ikos — LSJ

serving as organs, instruments, instrumental, brought to bear on, practical, logical, by way of instruments, making more use of instruments

serving as organs or instruments, instrumental, esp. of the several parts of the body, Arist. PA 646b26: distd. from τὰ κινητικά, Id. GA 742b10 ; τὰ ὀ. μέρη Id. EN 1110a16, cf. PA 661b29, GA 739b14, al. ; αἱ ὀ. [ἀρεταί], of a slave, Id. Pol. 1259b23 ; ὀ. καὶ μηχανικαὶ κατασκευαί Plu. QConv. 2.718f; esp. of war-engines, ἡ ὀ. βία D.S. 17.43 ; ὀ. κατασκευαί Onos. 42.3 : metaph., ὁ ὀ. εἰς πλήθη λόγος speech which is brought to bear on the mob, Plu. Cat.Mi. 4 ; of musicians, practical, opp. λογικοί (

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