ποιέω

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:

עָשָׂהa.sah“to make: do”92%
שׂוּםsum“to set: make”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

567 total

Matthew 1:24ἐποίησεν · he did
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
Matthew 3:3ποιεῖτε · make
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Matthew 3:8ποιήσατε · Produce
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Matthew 3:10ποιοῦν · that does not produce
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 4:19ποιήσω · I will make
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 5:19ποιήσῃ · practices
So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:32ποιεῖ · brings
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matthew 5:36ποιῆσαι · make
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Matthew 5:46ποιοῦσιν · do
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 5:47ποιεῖτε · are you doing; ποιοῦσιν · do
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
Matthew 6:1ποιεῖν · to perform
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:2ποιῇς · you give to the needy; ποιοῦσιν · do
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:3ποιοῦντος · give to the needy; ποιεῖ · is doing
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Matthew 7:12ποιῶσιν · them do; ποιεῖτε · do
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 7:17ποιεῖ · bears; ποιεῖ · bears
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18ποιεῖν · bear; ποιεῖν · bear
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Matthew 7:19ποιοῦν · that does not bear
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:21ποιῶν · does
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 7:22ἐποιήσαμεν · perform
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Matthew 7:24ποιεῖ · acts on
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:26ποιῶν · does not act on
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Matthew 8:9Ποίησον · to do; ποιεῖ · he does [it]
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Matthew 9:28ποιῆσαι · to do
After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
Matthew 12:2ποιοῦσιν · are doing; ποιεῖν
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:3ἐποίησεν · did
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
Matthew 12:12ποιεῖν · to do
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:16ποιήσωσιν · to make
…warning them not to make Him known.
Matthew 12:33ποιήσατε · Make; ποιήσατε · make
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 12:50ποιήσῃ · does
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 13:23ποιεῖ · produces a crop
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
Matthew 13:26ἐποίησεν · bore
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Matthew 13:28ἐποίησεν · did
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
Matthew 13:41ποιοῦντας · practice
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
Matthew 13:58ἐποίησεν · He did not do
And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
Matthew 17:4ποιήσω · I will put up
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Matthew 17:12ἐποίησαν · have done
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 18:35ποιήσει · will treat
That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
Matthew 19:4ἐποίησεν · made
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
Matthew 19:16ποιήσω · must I do
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
Matthew 20:5ἐποίησεν · [and] did
So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
Matthew 20:12ἐποίησαν · worked
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’