ποιέω , imp. ποίει, ipf. (ἐ)ποίει, ποίεον, aor.
(ἐ)ποίησα,
fut. inf. ποιησέμεν, mid. pres. ποιεῖται, ipf. ποιεύμην, fut. ποιήσομαι,
aor. ποιήσατο, pass. perf. πεποίηται: I. act., make, i. e.
construct, build, δῶμά τινι, σάκος ταύρων, Α
608, Il. 7.222; as an
artist, Il. 18.490; then met.,
make, cause, do, of actions and results, ποιῆσαί τινα βασιλῆα, λα_οὺς λίθους,
‘change to stones,’ Il.
24.611; w. prep., νόημα ἐνὶ
φρεσί, ‘cause,’
‘put’ in one's thoughts, Il. 13.55; and w. inf., σὲ ἱκέσθαι
ἐς οἶκον, Od.
23.258.—II. mid., make (construct)
for oneself;
οἰκία, σχεδίην, Μ 168, Od. 5.251; less literally, ἀγορήν, ‘bring about,’
Od. 8.2
; κλέος αὐτῇ,
‘procure,’ ‘win,’ Od. 2.126
; ῥήτρην, of binding oneself by an
agreement, Od. 14.393; w. two
accusatives, τινά ἄλοχον,
‘make her his’ wife, Il.
3.409.