ποιέω

Vocabulary form:

poievw

Definition:

I do, make

Frequency:

568

GK:

4472

Root:

poie

Forms:

(ejpoivoun), poihvsw, ejpoivhsa, pepoivhka, pepoivhmai, ejpoihvqhn

Cognates:

A poem (poivhma) etymologically means "something done."
A "poet" (poihthvV) is "one who makes".

Mnemonics:

She makes a beautiful poem.

Mnemonic Singing:

By His love and power controlling all I do and say.

Notes:

The translation of this word can sometimes be quite idiomatic. It has a wide range of meaning.

Biblical Concordance

Revelation 13:14	and by the signs he was allowed to (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) perform (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told them to make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) an image in honor of the beast who had been wounded by the sword yet lived.
Revelation 13:15	The second beast was allowed to animate the image of the first beast so that the image of the beast could speak, and could cause (poiēsē \| ποιήσῃ \| aor act subj 3 sg) all those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Revelation 13:16	He (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) also caused (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) everyone — small and great, rich and poor, free and slave — to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
Revelation 14:7	And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made (poiēsanti \| ποιήσαντι \| aor act ptcp dat sg masc) heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Revelation 16:14	They were demonic spirits, performing (poiounta \| ποιοῦντα \| pres act ptcp nom pl neut) signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Revelation 17:16	As for the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute and make (poiēsousin \| ποιήσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) her desolate and naked. They will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire,
Revelation 17:17	for God has put it into their hearts to carry out (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) his purpose by agreeing together (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) to turn over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
Revelation 19:19	Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) war against the one who rode the horse and against his army.
Revelation 19:20	And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, who in his presence performed (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
Revelation 21:5	And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) all things new.” And he said, “Write it down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Revelation 21:27	But nothing that is unclean — no one who practices (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) idolatry or falsehood — will ever enter it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 22:2	through the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river was the tree of life producing (poioun \| ποιοῦν \| pres act ptcp nom sg neut) twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And its leaves were for the healing of the nations.
Revelation 22:11	Let the evildoer continue to do evil, and the filthy be filthy still; let (poiēsatō \| ποιησάτω \| aor act imperative 3 sg) the righteous continue to (poiēsatō \| ποιησάτω \| aor act imperative 3 sg) act (poiēsatō \| ποιησάτω \| aor act imperative 3 sg) righteously, and the holy be holy still.”
Revelation 22:15	Outside are the dogs, those who practice the occult, the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) falsehood.

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