θεοποιέω
From LSJ
ἀγωνίζεσθαι, ἐπιζητεῖν, εὑρίσκειν καί μή εἴκειν → to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield (Tennyson, Ulysses)
English (LSJ)
A make into gods, deify, τὰ θνητά D.H.2.56, cf. Luc.Scyth. 1; Πυθαγόραν S.E.M.7.94. II make divine, ἄνθρωπον θ. αἱ ἐπιστῆμαι Hierocl.inCA Praef.p.417M.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1197] einen Gott machen, vergöttern, τὰ θνητά D. Hal. 2, 56; Luc. Scyth. 1; θεοποιηθέντες θεοί S. Emp. adv. phys. 1, 51.