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ἐμποιέω

empoieo

make in

Appears 34 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμποιέω, A. 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, ἐ. ἴχνεσιν ἴχνη, i.e. put their feet in the same tracks, X. Cyn. 5.20. 3. 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 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. 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 mind the persuasion that he must follow, Id. Oec. 21.7; folld.by ὡς . ., Id. An. 2.6.8. 3. 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. 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 LXXEx. 9.17.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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