I.a making, fabrication, creation, production, opp. to πρᾶξις (action), Hdt., attic
2.of poetry, ἡ π. τῆς τραγῳδίας, etc., Plat.: absol. poetic faculty, poesy, art of poetry, Hdt., Ar., etc.
b.a poetic composition, poem, Thuc., Plat.
II.= εἰσποίησις, adoption, Dem.