εἰσποιέω

English (LSJ)

   A 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.,[ἡπαντάρβη] πᾶν τὸ ἐγγὺς ἐσποιεῖ αὑτῇ attracts, Philostr. VA3.46:—Med., adopt as one's 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 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 Med., interuene, meddle in an affair, CPHerm.6.10 (iii A.D.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 745] hineinthun, einführen; χορηγοὺς εἰς τὰς λειτουργίας Dem. 20, 19; ἑαυτόν, sich ein-, aufdrängen, κοινωνόν, zum Theilnehmer, Din. 1, 32; εἰς τὴν δύναμιν Plut. Pomp. 16; vgl. Luc. Abdic. 16. An Kindes Statt annehmen u. in die Familie einführen, υἱόν Plat. Legg. IX, 878 a; Dem. 44, 24; εἰς τὸν οἶκον 43, 15; πρὸς ὃν εἰσεποιήθης 44, 27; ἐπὶ τὸ ὄνομα εἰσποιηθῆναι 36; Ἄμμωνι ἑαυτόν, sich für einen Sohn des Ammon erklären, Plut. Alex. 50. Auch med., Is. 2, 10 u. öfter, auch Sp.; D. Cass. 44, 5, der auch ἐχθροὺς ἑαυτῷ εἰσπ. sagt, 38, 12. – Εἰσποιητός, an Kindes Statt angenommen, adoptirt, Is. 3, 46 Dem. 44, 24 u. öfter; B. A. 247 erkl. θετός.