ποιέω

See also: ποιϝέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ancient Greek ποιϝέω (poiwéō) probably reflects an earlier form. Possibly derived from a noun *ποιϝός (*poiwós). Also perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pile, stow, to gather). Possible cognates include Sanskrit चिनोति (cinoti) and Old Church Slavonic чинити (činiti).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ποιέω (poiéō)

  1. I make
    1. I create
    2. I produce
      1. (mathematics)
        • Archim., Con.Sph. 12
        • Archim., Sph.Cyl. 1.16
        • Archim., Sph.Cyl. 2.6
        • 350 BCE – 250 BCE, Euclid, Elements 7.19
      2. I postulate, imply
        • 204 CE – 270 CE, Plotinus, Collected Works 3.9.3
      3. I solve
    3. (post-Homeric) I compose, write poetry
      1. I write of (an event) in poetry
      2. I invent
    4. I cause
      1. I cause (accusative) to (infinitive)
      2. I procure
      3. I celebrate, observe
      4. Used in the middle with a noun periphrastically for the verb derived from said noun.
    5. (with predicate adjective) I make, cause to be
    6. I put
      1. (mathematics) I multiply
        • 10 CE – 70 CE, Hero, Metrica 1.8
        • 10 CE – 70 CE, Hero, Metrica 2.14
    7. (middle) I consider, deem
    8. I assume
    9. I take time, spend time
    10. (later Greek) I sacrifice
    11. I prepare
    12. I play (sense 3)
  2. I do
    1. I do (accusative) to (accusative)
    2. (with adverb) I act
    3. (pro-verb) Refers back to a previous verb: I do
    4. I act
      1. (medicine)
      2. (in Thucydides)
    5. (Koine) I do customarily, I practise
  3. (middle) I pretend
    • 500 CE – 565 CE, Procopius, Secret History 10

Inflection

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Greek: ποιώ (poió)

References

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