στρᾰτήγ-ημα,ατος,τό,
A. act of a general, esp.piece of generalship, stratagem, X. Mem. 3.5.22 (pl.), Isoc. 12.78 , Plb. 3.18.9 , Onos. Praef. 7 , etc.:—στρατηγήματαwas the title of works by Polyaenus and Frontinus; cf. also BMus.Inscr. 1020 (Smyrna,i A.D.).
2. trick, device, Cic. Att. 5.2.2 , Plu. 2.755d ;ς. τῶν λόγων trickof speech, D.H. Rh. 9.8 .