ὁδοποι-έω · hodopoi-eō — LSJ
make, level a road, make passable, make a path, course for itself, to be made fit for use, passable
make or level a road, ὁδόν X. An. 4.8.8, etc. ; without ὁδόν, IG 1(2).363.46, 11(2).203 A 37 (Delos, iii B.C.); make passable, τὰ ἄβατα Luc. Demon. 1 : abs., make a path or course for itself, of a stream, D. 55.11 :—Pass., of roads, etc., to be made fit for use or passable, X. An. 5.3.1, HG l.c. : impers., τοὺς τόπους . . εἰς οὓς ἑκάστοις ὡδοποίηται Pl. Phd. 112c.
2 pave the way
metaph., pave the way, αὐτὸ τὸ πρᾶγμα ὁ. αὐτοῖς Arist. Metaph. 984a18.
3 make systematic
make systematic, Id. Rh. 1354a8 (nisi leg. ὁδῷ ποιεῖν).
II act as pioneer, serve as guide, make a way for oneself
c. dat. pers., act as pioneer, serve as guide to another, ὁ. αὐτοῖς (αὐτούς codd.) X. An. 3.2.24 :—Med., make a way for oneself, of troops in a forest, D.S. 20.23.
III
ὁδοποιεῖν, v.l. for ὁδὸν ποιεῖν, Ev.Marc. 2.23.