1. preparation , ἐν κατασκευῇ τοῦ πολέμου in preparing for it, (Thucydides); the equipment of ships, engines, etc. (Thucydides)

2. any kind of furniture that is fixed , opposite to what is movable παρασκευή); buildings, fixtures , (Thucydides); but also, like παρασκευή, any furniture , (Herdotus Historicus)

3. the state, condition, constitution of a thing, (Euripides)

4. a device, trick , (Aeschines Orator) (ML)