εὐμήχαν-ος, Dor.
εὐμάχ- [μᾱ],ον ,
I. of persons,skilful in contriving, inventive, opp.ἀμήχανος, A. Eu. 381 (lyr.), Pl. Prt. 344d , etc.: c. gen., εὐμήχανος λόγου
Id. Cra. 408b
; ἁλίων εὐ. ἔργων
Opp. H. 4.593
: with a Prep.,εὐ. πρὸς τὸν βίον, of birds,full of devicesfor supporting life, Arist. HA 614b34 , cf. 616b34 : Sup. , of the bee, Gp. 15.3.1 ; ἔν τινι
D.S. 20.92
:τὸ εὐ.,=foreg., Plu. 2.830c .Adv.-νως
Ph. 1.170 , Plu. Per. 31 , Aristaenet. 2.15 , etc.
II.
Pass. , of things,skilfully contrived, ingenious, ἐκ τῶν ἀμηχάνων πόρους εὐμηχάνους πορίζων
Ar. Eq. 759
(-ος πορίζεινBentl.); ἐπίνοιαι
Pl. R. 600a