ποίησις
Alt. ποίησις, εως,
Etym. ποιέω
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.