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ποιέω

poieōto do/make: doHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb567 occurrences26 books513 verses

Definition

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).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ποιέω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

567 total
  1. Acts 8:6ἐποίει · him perform
    The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
  2. Acts 9:6ποιεῖν · do
    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
  3. Acts 9:13ἐποίησεν · he has done
    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  4. Acts 9:36ἐποίει · always
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  5. Acts 9:39ἐποίει · had made
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  6. Acts 10:2ποιῶν · He gave generously
    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
  7. Acts 10:33ἐποίησας · were
    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
  8. Acts 10:39ἐποίησεν · He did
    We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  9. Acts 11:30ἐποίησαν · they did
    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
  10. Acts 12:8ἐποίησεν · Peter did
    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
  11. Acts 13:22ποιήσει · will carry out
    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
  12. Acts 14:11ἐποίησεν · had done
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  13. Acts 14:15ποιεῖτε · are you doing; ἐποίησεν · made
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  14. Acts 14:27ἐποίησεν · had done
    When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
  15. Acts 15:3ἐποίουν · bringing
    Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
  16. Acts 15:4ἐποίησεν · had done
    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  17. Acts 15:12ἐποίησεν · had done
    The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
  18. Acts 15:17ποιῶν · who does
    …so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
  19. Acts 15:33ποιήσαντες · After spending
    After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
  20. Acts 16:18ἐποίει · She continued
    She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
  21. Acts 16:21ποιεῖν · practice
    …by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
  22. Acts 16:30ποιεῖν · do
    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
  23. Acts 17:24ποιήσας · made
    The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
  24. Acts 17:26ἐποίησέν · He made
    From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
  25. Acts 18:23ποιήσας · [Paul] had spent
    After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  26. Acts 19:11ἐποίει · did
    God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
  27. Acts 19:14ποιοῦντες · doing
    Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
  28. Acts 19:24ποιῶν · who made
    It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
  29. Acts 20:3ποιήσας · he stayed
    …where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
  30. Acts 20:24ποιοῦμαι · I consider
    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
  31. Acts 21:13ποιεῖτε · are you
    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
  32. Acts 21:19ἐποίησεν · had done
    Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  33. Acts 21:23ποίησον · do
    Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
  34. Acts 21:33πεποιηκώς · he had done
    The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
  35. Acts 22:10ποιήσω · should I do; ποιῆσαι · to do
    Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
  36. Acts 22:26ποιεῖν · to do
    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
  37. Acts 23:12ποιήσαντες · formed
    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
  38. Acts 23:13ποιησάμενοι · involved
    More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
  39. Acts 24:12ποιοῦντα · riling up
    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
  40. Acts 24:17ποιήσων · to bring
    After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
  41. Acts 25:3ποιοῦντες · [ because ] they were preparing
    …to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
  42. Acts 25:17ποιησάμενος · I did
    So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
  43. Acts 26:10ἐποίησα · I did
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  44. Acts 26:28ποιῆσαι · to become
    Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
  45. Acts 27:18ἐποιοῦντο · [the men] began
    We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
  46. Acts 28:17ποιήσας · [although] I have done
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
  47. Romans 1:9ποιοῦμαι
    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  48. Romans 1:28ποιεῖν · to do
    Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.