ποιέω

poieō

Greek G4160 Verb 567 occurrences in 513 verses
ποιέω to do/make: do

ποιέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ;]

1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.11:40, Act.4:24, Heb.1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mat.20:12 (cf. Rut.2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Rev.13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom.16:17; εἰρεήνην, Eph.2:15, Jas.3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Act.24:12; συστροφήν, Act.23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk.1:68, Act.15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν π. (cl. ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mrk.2:23; πόλεμον, Rev.11:7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Luk.18:7, 8; ἐνέδραν, Act.25:3; κρίσιν, Jhn.5:27, Ju 15; ἔργα, Jhn.5:36, al.; (σημεῖα), Jhn.2:23 and freq., Act.2:22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, Jhn.14:23; πορείαν, Luk.13:22; κοινωνίαν, Rom.15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mrk.6:21, al.; δοχήν, Luk.5:29 14:13; γάμους, Mat.22:2; of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Mat.20:12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Rev.13:5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, Jas.4:13; with accusative before ἐκ, Jhn.2:15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Mat.3:3 12:16, Mrk.1:3 3:12, Jhn.5:11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mrk.7:37; ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Exo.23:16, al.), Act.18:21, Rec.; πάσχα, Mat.26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job.42:8, 3Ki.11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luk.22:19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), Jhn.11:37, Col.4:16, Rev.3:9.

2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Mat.12:12, 1Co.7:37, 38 Jas.2:19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), Act.10:33, Php.4:14, 2Pe.1:19, 3Jo.6; οὕτως, Mat.24:46, Luk.9:15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Mat.1:24 2:16, al.; ὁμοίως, Luk.3:11; ὡσαύτως, Mat.20:5; with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1Ti.1:13; with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Mat.12:3, Mrk.2:25, Luk.6:2, al.; τοῦτο, Mat.13:28, Mrk.5:32, Luk.22:19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Rom.7:20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), Jhn.7:19, Gal.5:3 (cf. in LXX, Jos.22:5, 1Ch.22:12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Mat.5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mat.6:1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, Jhn.3:21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:22, Mrk.15:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Mat.7:12, Mrk.5:19, 20 Luk.1:49, Jhn.9:26, al.

SYN.: πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr., Syn., §xcvi; Westc. on Jhn.3:21; ICC on Rom.1:32). (AS)

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Concordance 513 verses

  1. Galatians 2:10 ποιῆσαι

    They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

  2. Galatians 3:10 ποιῆσαι

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

  3. Galatians 3:12 ποιήσας

    The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

  4. Galatians 5:3 ποιῆσαι

    Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

  5. Galatians 5:17 ποιῆτε

    For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

  6. Galatians 6:9 ποιοῦντες

    Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  7. Ephesians 1:16 ποιούμενος

    I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

  8. Ephesians 2:3 ποιοῦντες

    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

  9. Ephesians 2:14 ποιήσας

    For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

  10. Ephesians 2:15 ποιῶν

    by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

  11. Ephesians 3:11 ἐποίησεν

    according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  12. Ephesians 3:20 ποιῆσαι

    Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

  13. Ephesians 4:16 ποιεῖται

    From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

  14. Ephesians 6:6 ποιοῦντες

    And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

  15. Ephesians 6:8 ποιήσῃ

    because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

  16. Ephesians 6:9 ποιεῖτε

    And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  17. Philippians 1:4 ποιούμενος

    In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,

  18. Philippians 2:14 ποιεῖτε

    Do everything without complaining or arguing,

  19. Philippians 4:14 ἐποιήσατε

    Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.

  20. Colossians 3:17 ποιῆτε

    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

  21. Colossians 3:23 ποιῆτε

    Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

  22. Colossians 4:16 ποιήσατε

    After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

  23. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 ποιούμενοι

    We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

  24. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 ποιεῖτε

    And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

  25. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ποιεῖτε

    Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

  26. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ποιήσει

    The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

  27. 2 Thessalonians 3:4 ποιεῖτεποιήσετε

    And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

  28. 1 Timothy 1:13 ἐποίησα

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

  29. 1 Timothy 2:1 ποιεῖσθαι

    First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

  30. 1 Timothy 4:16 ποιῶν

    Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

  31. 1 Timothy 5:21 ποιῶν

    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

  32. 2 Timothy 4:5 ποίησον

    But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

  33. Titus 3:5 ἐποιήσαμεν

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

  34. Philemon 1:4 ποιούμενος

    I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,

  35. Philemon 1:14 ποιῆσαι

    But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.

  36. Philemon 1:21 ποιήσεις

    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

  37. Hebrews 1:2 ἐποίησεν

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

  38. Hebrews 1:3 ποιησάμενος

    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

  39. Hebrews 1:7 ποιῶν

    Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

  40. Hebrews 3:2 ποιήσαντι

    He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

  41. Hebrews 6:3 ποιήσομεν

    And this we will do, if God permits.

  42. Hebrews 7:27 ἐποίησεν

    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

  43. Hebrews 8:5 Ποιήσεις

    The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

  44. Hebrews 8:9 ἐποίησα

    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

  45. Hebrews 10:7 ποιῆσαι

    Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

  46. Hebrews 10:9 ποιῆσαι

    Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

  47. Hebrews 10:36 ποιήσαντες

    You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

  48. Hebrews 11:28 πεποίηκεν

    By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

  49. Hebrews 12:13 ποιεῖτε

    Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

  50. Hebrews 12:27 πεποιημένων

    The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.

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