ἀρχι-τέκτων, ονος, ὁ,
chief-artificer, master-builder, director of works, τοῦ ὀρύγματος, τῆς γεφύρας, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.60, 4.87] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to χειροτέχνης, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 981a30] Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐργατικός, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 259e] Refs 5th c.BC+]; commissioner of works, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 2.403, +others, [prev. work]9(1).694.145 (from Corcyra), “SIG” 284.12 (Chios, from Erythrae), etc.; ἀ. τοῦ ναοῦ [prev. work]494.3 (Delph.); ἀ. ἐπὶ τὰ ἱερά “IG” 2.404. ] Refs]
__b plural, board of naval constructors, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 46.1. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 generally, author, contriver, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 477; ἀ. κύριος τῆς ἡδονῆς 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 149.2; ἀ. τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 56.11; τοῦ τέλους 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1152b2] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς ταῖς διανοίαις ἀ. τινός those that direct activities by thought, [[ [prev. author] “Pol.” 1325b23. ] Refs]
__II at Athens, manager of the state theatre and of the Dionysia, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.28, “IG” 2.335.] Refs 4th c.BC+]