skeuos

Japanese: skeuos
skeuos

…The Greek word mechane also means a device (deus ex machina) that makes a god appear in a theater because it is a lifting device. There is another word, skeuos, that corresponds to a vessel, and when we say mechane, it always means a tool for moving something. The machina that developed after the Roman era was also something that was always moved and contained movable parts. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "skeuos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア語のメカネが劇場で〈神〉を登場させる仕掛け(デウス・エクス・マキナ)の意味をもっているのも,それが起重機だからである。〈うつわ〉としての器にあたるものとしてはスケウオスskeuosという語が別にあって,メカネというときにはつねに〈動かす〉ための道具という意味が入っている。ローマ時代以後発達したマキナも必ず動かすものであり可動部分を含んでいた。…

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