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ἐμποιέω

empoieo

make in, introduced by the poetʼs art, put in

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What it meant

ἐμποι-έω · empoi-eō — LSJ

make in, introduced by the poetʼs art

make in, ἐν δʼ αὐτοῖσι (sc. πύργοις) πύλας ἐνεποίεον Il. 7.438, cf. Ar. Ec. 154:—Med., Ἑλικῶνι χοροὺς ἐνεποιήσαντο Hes. Th. 7, cf. PFlor. 212.10 (iii A. D.):—Pass., χελιδὼν ἦν τις ἐμπεποιημένη introduced by the poetʼs art, Ar. Av. 1301, v. Sch.

2 put in, put, in

put in, ἐ. ἴχνεσιν ἴχνη, i.e. put their feet in the same tracks, X. Cyn. 5.20.

3 foist in, insert

foist in, ἐς τὰ Μουσαίου ἐ. χρησμόν Hdt. 7.6; χρησμοὶ ἐμπεποιημένοι τοῖς Σιβυλλείοις D.H. 4.62; simply, insert, opp. ἐξαγρέω, Schwyzer 412.3 (Elis).

II produce, create in

produce or create in, ἡ χρεία καπήλων . . γένεσιν ἐ. τῇ πόλει Pl. R. 371d; οἱ χρηματισταὶ . . πολὺν τὸν κηφῆνα καὶ πτωχὸν ἐ. τῇ πόλει ib. 556a, etc.; δύναμιν (sc. τῇ πόλει) Isoc. 9.47.

2 produce, create, produce in, mind the persuasion

of states of mind, ἐπιθυμίαν ἐ. τοῖς Ἀθηναίων ξυμμάχοις ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους Th. 4.81; κακόν τι ἐ. ταῖς ψυχαῖς Pl. Phd. 115e; ἐν αὐτῷ δειλίαν ἐ. Id. R. 590b; ἐλπίδας ἐ. ἀνθρώποις X. Cyr. 1.6.19; ψυχῇ ἐπιστήμην Id. Mem. 2.1.20; ταραχήν τισι Men. Sam. 9: without a dat., produce, create, μῖσος, λήθην, Pl. R. 351d, Phlb. 63e, D. 19.3; ἡδονήν Arist. EN 1126a22; χρόνους [ψηφίσμασι] D. 23.93; Χαράν X. Hier. 8.4; ὀργὰς καὶ λύπας ib. 1.28: c. inf. pro acc., ἐ. τινὶ ἀκολουθητέον εἶναι produce in oneʼs m

3 produce, cause

of conditions, produce, cause, ὀδύνην, σηπεδόνας, Hp. Acut. 16, Aret. SD 1.9; φθόρον Th. 2.51; στάσεις Id. 1.2; πολέμους καὶ στάσεις ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς ἐ. Isoc. 4.168; χρόνου διατριβὴν ἐ. Th. 3.38; κίνησιν Arist. Ph. 250b26.

III lay claim to

Med., ἐμποιεῖσθαι, = ἀντιποιεῖσθαι, lay claim to, ἱερωσύνης LXX 1 Es. 5.38, cf. AJA 16.13 (Sardes, iv/iii B.C.), BGU 13.13 (iii A.D.), etc.; τοῦ λαοῦ μου LXX Ex. 9.17.

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