εἰσποιέω

εἰσποι-έω,

A give in adoption,

ὑόν τινι Pl.Lg.878a

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τὸν παῖδα εἰς τὸν οῖκόν τινος D.43.15

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τοὺς σφετέρους παῖδας εἰς ἑτέρους οἴκους εἰσποιοῦσιν Is.10.17

(but the same phrase is used of a father who begets, Id.6.22); εἰ. τινὰ εἰς τὰ χρήματά τινος make him heir to the property, Id.10.12, cf. 16,17, etc.; εἰ. σαυτὸν Ἄμμωνι, of Alexander, Plu. Alex. 50 : metaph.,[ἡπαντάρβη]

πᾶν τὸ ἐγγὺς ἐσποιεῖ αὑτῇ

attracts,

Philostr. VA3.46

:—[voice] Med., adopt as one's son, D.44.34, Ph.2.86, D.C.44.5 :— [voice] Pass., εἰσποιηθῆναι πρός τινα to be adopted into his family, D.44.27; ἐπὶ τὸ ὄνομά τινος ib.36.

2 generally, εἰ. τινὰς εἰς λῃτουργίαν bring new persons into the public service, Id.20.19,20 ; τῶν πραττομένων εἰσεποίει κοινωνὸν αὑτόν forced himself in as partaker, Din.1.32; εἰ. ἐγκώμιον εἰς τὴν ἱστορίαν introduce panegyric into history, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 9; εἰ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς δύναμίν τινος thrust himself into another's authority, Plu.Pomp.16; εἰ. Ἡσιόδῳ Θεογονίαν father it on him, Paus.9.27.2.

3 τὸ τάχος [τὴν τίγριν] ἐς. τοῖς ἀνέμοις adopts into the family of winds, i.e. makes it as swift as the winds, Philostr. VA 3.48.

II [voice] Med., interuene, meddle in an affair, CPHerm.6.10 (iii A.D.).