ἠθοποιέω

A. mould the character of a person, τὸν θεατήν Plu. Per. 2; τὴν ψυχήν S.E. M. 6.30.
II. express or delineate character, D.H. Lys. 19: c. acc., τὸ σχῆμα τῆς γυναικός Aps.p.322 H.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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