φῐλοτεχν-ία,ἡ,
A. enthusiasm for art,
Pl. Criti. 109c , Poll. 6.167 ; ἡ περὶ [τὴν μουσικὴν] φ.
Phld. Mus. p.19
K.;craftsmanship,of sculptors, D.S. 1.98 ; of the pyramid-builders, ib. 64 ; ἡ περί τι φ.
Arr. Epict. 2.5.21
; περὶ τὰς κόμας
Str. 10.3.8
;ingenuity, artifice, φ. καὶ δόλῳ,of hunters, D.S. 3.37 ; in good sense, φ. ἡ περὶ τὸ ἱερόν
IG 22.1023
, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.10.7 .
II. of things,artisticoringenious construction,
D.S. 2.8 .