ποιέω

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), Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 9:11, Acts 9:39, Romans 9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Luke 11:40, Acts 4:24, Hebrews 1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Matthew 20:12 (cf. Ruth 2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Revelation 13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Romans 16:17; εἰρεήνην, Ephesians 2:15, James 3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Acts 24:12; συστροφήν, Acts 23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luke 1:68, Acts 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, Mark 2:23; πόλεμον, Revelation 11:7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Luke 18:7, 8; ἐνέδραν, Acts 25:3; κρίσιν, John 5:27, Jude 15; ἔργα, John 5:36, al.; (σημεῖα), John 2:23 and freq., Acts 2:22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, John 14:23; πορείαν, Luke 13:22; κοινωνίαν, Romans 15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mark 6:21, al.; δοχήν, Luke 5:29; 14:13; γάμους, Matthew 22:2; of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Matthew 20:12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Revelation 13:5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, James 4:13; with accusative before ἐκ, John 2:15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Matthew 3:3; 12:16, Mark 1:3; 3:12, John 5:11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mark 7:37; ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Exodus 23:16, al.), Acts 18:21, Rec.; πάσχα, Matthew 26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job 42:8, 1 Kings 11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luke 22:19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), John 11:37, Colossians 4:16, Revelation 3:9.

2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Matthew 12:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 38, James 2:19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), Acts 10:33, Philippians 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19, 3 John 6; οὕτως, Matthew 24:46, Luke 9:15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Matthew 1:24; 2:16, al.; ὁμοίως, Luke 3:11; ὡσαύτως, Matthew 20:5; with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1 Timothy 1:13; with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Matthew 12:3, Mark 2:25, Luke 6:2, al.; τοῦτο, Matthew 13:28, Mark 5:32, Luke 22:19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Romans 7:20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), John 7:19, Galatians 5:3 (cf. in LXX, Joshua 22:5, 1 Chronicles 22:12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Matthew 5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Matthew 6:1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, John 3:21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 27:22, Mark 15:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Matthew 7:12, Mark 5:19, 20, Luke 1:49, John 9:26, al.

Synonyms: 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 John 3:21; ICC on Romans 1:32).