φῐλοτεχν-έω,pf.
Pass.
πεφιλοτέχνημαι(v. infr. 111 ):—
A. love art, practise an art,of Athena and Hephaestus, Pl. Prt. 321e ;περὶ [ἐμπειρίας] Phld. Mus. p.89K. ; περὶ τὰ ἔξω
Epict. Ench. 29.7
; περὶ τὴν παρρησίαν
Plu. 2.74c
, etc.; ὑπέρ τινος
Ael. VH 2.2
;φ. πρὸς τορευτὰς καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους τεχνίτας to conversewith themon art,
Plb. 26.1.2 ;use terms of art,
Phld. Sign. 7 .
II. useoremploy artorartifice,
Plb. 16.30.2 , Plu. 2.142b , 2.1050c , etc.: c.inf., D.S. 13.82 .
III. treatorarrange artistically,