ἐκθει-άζω · ekthei-azō — LSJ
make a god of, deify, Luc. Tox. 2, S.E. M. 9.35 (Pass.), Hdn. 4.2.1 : metaph., τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους ὡς ἀρχαίους Herm. in Phdr. p.199A. ; worship as a god, τὰ θνητά Plu. Rom. 28, cf. Ptol. Tetr. 123, Jul. Gal. 155d ; τὴν φύσιν Vett.Val. 251.28 ; τὴν Ὁμήρου σοφίαν ἐκτεθείακεν αἰὼν ὁ σύμπας Heraclit. All. 79.
of things, treat or regard as supernatural, Plu. Sert. 11, Hdn. 1.14.6 (Pass.).