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εἰσποιέω

εἰσποιέω, to give in adoption

εἰσποι-έω,
  • give in adoption, ὑόν τινι Pl. Lg. 878a; τὸν παῖδα εἰς τὸν οῖκόν τινος D. 43.15; 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., [ἡ παντάρβη] πᾶν τὸ ἐγγὺς ἐσποιεῖ αὑτῇ attracts, Philostr. VA 3.46:—Med., adopt as oneʼs son, D. 44.34, Ph. 2.86, D.C. 44.5:— 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 anotherʼs 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 Med., intervene, meddle in an affair, CPHerm. 6.10 (iii A.D.).

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