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σχημᾰτο-ποιέω

schematopoieo

bring into a certain form

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Where it lives

On the Art of Horsemanship 2 · 2.88/10k

What it meant

σχημᾰτο-ποιέω · schēmato-poieō — LSJ

bring into a certain form, shape, forming a figure, take a certain shape, posture, to have a particular character, air

bring into a certain form or shape, σ. τι οἷον ἂν θέλωσι Thphr. HP 9.4.10; -ποιοῦσα γραμμή a line forming a figure, Procl. in Euc. p.111 F.:—Pass., take a certain shape or posture, X. Eq. 10.5: Rhet., to have a particular character or air, Aristid. Rh. 2p.535S.

2 represent in pantomime

Med., represent in pantomime, Poll. 4.95.

In the wild

σχηματοποιεῖσθαι · schēmatopoieisthai Xenophon, On the Art of Horsemanship 10.4 (DIORISIS sentence 300)
σχηματοποιεῖται · schēmatopoieitai Xenophon, On the Art of Horsemanship 10.5 (DIORISIS sentence 301)

Where it came from

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