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

Mark 11:3	If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back as soon as possible.’”
Mark 11:5	And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl), untying the colt?”
Mark 11:17	And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made (pepoiēkate \| πεποιήκατε \| perf act ind 2 pl) it ‘a hideout for robbers.’”
Mark 11:28	and were asking him, “By what authority are (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) you (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) doing (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) these things?” and, “Who gave you this authority to do (poiēs \| ποιῇς \| pres act subj 2 sg) these things?”
Mark 11:29	But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) do (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) these things.
Mark 11:33	So in answer to Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) am (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) doing (poiō \| ποιῶ \| pres act ind 1 sg) these things.”
Mark 12:9	What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do (poiēsei \| ποιήσει \| fut act ind 3 sg)? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Mark 14:7	For you will always have the poor with you, and whenever you want you can do (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) something good for them, but you will not always have me.
Mark 14:8	She (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) has (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.
Mark 14:9	I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) will also be told in memory of her.”
Mark 15:1	As soon as it was morning, the ruling priests, after (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) holding (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a consultation with the elders and scribes and the entire council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
Mark 15:7	Among the rebels in prison, who in the insurrection had (pepoiēkeisan \| πεποιήκεισαν \| pluperf act ind 3 pl) committed (pepoiēkeisan \| πεποιήκεισαν \| pluperf act ind 3 pl) murder, there was a man called Barabbas.
Mark 15:8	And coming up, the crowd began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) for them.
Mark 15:12	And Pilate, answering again said to them, “What, then, do you want me to do (poiēsō \| ποιήσω \| aor act subj 1 sg) with the man you call the king of the Jews?”
Mark 15:14	And Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!”
Mark 15:15	So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released to them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
Luke 1:25	“Thus the Lord has (pepoiēken \| πεποίηκεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) done (pepoiēken \| πεποίηκεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) for me in the days in which he looked with favor to take away my reproach among people.”
Luke 1:49	because the Almighty has done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) great things for me. His name is holy,
Luke 1:51	“He has displayed (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) might with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Luke 1:68	“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and brought (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) redemption to his people.
Luke 1:72	He has done (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) this to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
Luke 2:27	So he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) for him according to the custom of the Law,
Luke 2:48	And when they saw him, they were astounded, and his mother said to him, “Child, why did you treat (epoiēsas \| ἐποίησας \| aor act ind 2 sg) us like this? Look, your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.”
Luke 3:4	As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) the paths straight for him.
Luke 3:8	Bear (poiēsate \| ποιήσατε \| aor act imperative 2 pl), then, fruits worthy of repentance. Do not even begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham.
Luke 3:9	Indeed, already the axe is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does (poioun \| ποιοῦν \| pres act ptcp nom sg neut) not bear (poioun \| ποιοῦν \| pres act ptcp nom sg neut) good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Luke 3:10	The crowds asked him saying, “What, then, shall we do?” (poiēsōmen \| ποιήσωμεν \| aor act subj 1 pl)
Luke 3:11	And he would answer, saying to them, “He who has two tunics, let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let (poieitō \| ποιείτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) him (poieitō \| ποιείτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) do (poieitō \| ποιείτω \| pres act imperative 3 sg) the same.”
Luke 3:12	Tax collectors also came to be baptized and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” (poiēsōmen \| ποιήσωμεν \| aor act subj 1 pl)
Luke 3:14	Soldiers were also questioning him, saying, “And we, what should we do?” (poiēsōmen \| ποιήσωμεν \| aor act subj 1 pl) He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone, or accuse them falsely; and be content with your wages.”
Luke 3:19	But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evil things which Herod had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg),
Luke 4:23	And he said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard happened in Capernaum, do (poiēson \| ποίησον \| aor act imperative 2 sg) also here in your hometown.”
Luke 5:6	And when (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) they (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) had (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) done (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were about to break.
Luke 5:29	And Levi made (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them.
Luke 5:33	And they said to him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer (poiountai \| ποιοῦνται \| pres mid ind 3 pl) prayers, so also do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”
Luke 5:34	So Jesus said to them, “Certainly you cannot make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Luke 6:2	Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why do you do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
Luke 6:3	In answer to them Jesus said, “Have you not read what David did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) when he was hungry, he and those who were with him?
Luke 6:10	After looking around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) it, and his hand was restored.
Luke 6:11	But they were filled with senseless anger and began discussing with one another what they might do (poiēsaien \| ποιήσαιεν \| aor act opt 3 pl) to Jesus.
Luke 6:23	Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers treated (epoioun \| ἐποίουν \| imperf act ind 3 pl) the prophets in the same way.
Luke 6:26	Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their fathers treated (epoioun \| ἐποίουν \| imperf act ind 3 pl) the false prophets in the same way.
Luke 6:27	“But I say to you who are listening to me: Love your enemies; do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) good to those who hate you,
Luke 6:31	“And as you wish that others would do (poiōsin \| ποιῶσιν \| pres act subj 3 pl) to you, do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) so to them.
Luke 6:33	And if you do good to those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do (poiousin \| ποιοῦσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) the same.
Luke 6:43	“For it is not a good tree that bears (poioun \| ποιοῦν \| pres act ptcp nom sg neut) bad fruit, nor again, a bad tree that bears (poioun \| ποιοῦν \| pres act ptcp nom sg neut) good fruit,
Luke 6:46	“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) not do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) what I say?
Luke 6:47	Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) them — I will show you whom he is like:
Luke 6:49	But the one who hears and does not do (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) them is like a man building a house on the ground without a foundation; when the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 7:8	For I too am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do (poiēson \| ποίησον \| aor act imperative 2 sg) this,’ and he does (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) it.”

ποιέω

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