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ποίησις
ποί-ησις, εως, ,
A). fabrication, creation, production, opp. πρᾶξις (action, v. Arist. EN 1140a2 , Pol. 1254a5 ),[μύρου] Hdt. 3.22 ; νεῶν Th. 3.2 , etc.; ἡ τῶν ζῴων π. Pl. Smp. 197a ; ἡ τῶν μελῶν π. Id. Grg. 449d ; μίμησις π. τίς ἐστιν, εἰδώλων μέντοι Id. Sph. 265b , etc.; αἱ ὑπὸ πάσαις ταῖς τέχναις ἐργασίαι ποιήσεις εἰσί Id. Smp. 205b .
2). of Poetry, ἡ τῶν διθυράμβων π., τῆς τραγῳδίας, τῶν ἐπῶν, Pherecr. 145.10 , Pl. Grg. 502a , 502b , R. 394c : abs., art of poetry, οἱ ἐν π. γενόμενοι Hdt. 2.82 , cf. Ar. Ra. 868 , etc.; οὕτως .. ἀταλαιπώρως ἡ π. διέκειτο Id. Fr. 254 ; οἱ ἄκροι τῆς π. ἑκατέρας, i.e. tragedy and comedy, Pl. Tht. 152e ; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη π. Id. Phdr. 245a ; π. ψιλὴ ἢ ἐν ᾠδῇ ib. 278c .
b). poetic composition, poem, ἐς ποίησιν ἐσενείκασθαι Hdt. 2.23 , cf. Th. 1.10 , etc.; περὶ ὧν Ὅμηρος τὴν π. πεποίηκεν Pl. Ion 531d : pl., Id. Lg. 829e .
II). = εἰσποίησις , adoption, in pl., Is. 7.1 , D. 44.7 , al.; κατὰ ποίησιν ibid., Michel 836.5 (Didyma, ii B.C.); ποιήσει υἱοί D.H. 4.7 ; τῇ παρ’ ὑμῶν π. πολίτης D. 20.30 .
2). in collect. sense, those adopted, τῆς π. ἣν ἐκεῖνος ἐποιήσατο Id. 44.61 .
III). method of procedure, in Magic, PMag.Par. 1.1248 .


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a making, fabrication, creation, production

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ποί-ησις</span>, <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fabrication, creation, production,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">πρᾶξις</span> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">action,</span> v. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1140a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1140a.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1140a2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1254a:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1254a.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1254a5 </a>),[<span class="foreign greek">μύρου</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.22 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νεῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.2 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἡ τῶν ζῴων π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 197a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡ τῶν μελῶν π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:449d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:449d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 449d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μίμησις π. τίς ἐστιν, εἰδώλων μέντοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:265b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:265b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 265b </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">αἱ ὑπὸ πάσαις ταῖς τέχναις ἐργασίαι ποιήσεις εἰσί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:205b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:205b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 205b </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of Poetry, <span class="foreign greek">ἡ τῶν διθυράμβων π., τῆς τραγῳδίας, τῶν ἐπῶν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:145:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:145.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pherecr.</span> 145.10 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:502a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:502a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 502a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:502b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:502b/canonical-url/"> 502b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:394c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:394c/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 394c </a>: abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">art of poetry,</span> <span class="quote greek">οἱ ἐν π. γενόμενοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.82 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:868" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:868/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 868 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">οὕτως .. ἀταλαιπώρως ἡ π. διέκειτο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:254" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:254/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 254 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἄκροι τῆς π. ἑκατέρας,</span> i.e. tragedy and comedy, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:152e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:152e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 152e </a>; <span class="quote greek">ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:245a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:245a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 245a </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">π. ψιλὴ ἢ ἐν ᾠδῇ</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:278c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:278c/canonical-url/"> 278c </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">poetic composition, poem,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἐς ποίησιν ἐσενείκασθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.23 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.10 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">περὶ ὧν Ὅμηρος τὴν π. πεποίηκεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:531d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:531d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 531d </a> : pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:829e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:829e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 829e </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">εἰσποίησις</span> , <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">adoption,</span> in pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0017.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0017.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Is.</span> 7.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg044.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg044.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 44.7 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ ποίησιν</span> ibid., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Michel</span> 836.5 </span> (Didyma, ii B.C.); <span class="quote greek">ποιήσει υἱοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 4.7 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τῇ παρ’ ὑμῶν π. πολίτης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 20.30 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in collect. sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">those adopted,</span> <span class="quote greek">τῆς π. ἣν ἐκεῖνος ἐποιήσατο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg044.perseus-grc1:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg044.perseus-grc1:61/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 44.61 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">method of procedure,</span> in Magic, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Par.</span> 1.1248 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}