A.practised or skilled in building, Pl.Grg.460b: as Subst., a good carpenter or builder, Id.R.443c, etc.; as opp. to a smith (χαλκευτικός), X.Mem.1.1.7: ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) joiners' work, carpentry, freq. in Pl., Plt.280c, al.; as opp. to smiths' work (χαλκεία, ἡ χαλκευτική), Id.Prt.324e, X.Oec. 1.1, cf. D.L.3.100: τὸ -κόν skill in carpentry, Pl.Cra.416d.
2. of or for a joiner or carpenter, “ὄργανα” Id.Epin.975c; “χρεία” Thphr. HP5.1.12; “κόλλα” Gal.12.829, CPHerm.p.77 (iii A.D.); τὰ τ. joinery, PMich.Zen.38.55 (iii B.C.); κεφάλαιον τεκτονικοῦ prob. in IG12.374.140.