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

Acts 4:16	saying, “What shall we do (poiēsōmen \| ποιήσωμεν \| aor act subj 1 pl) with these men? For that a notable sign has been done through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we are unable to deny it.
Acts 4:24	When they heard this, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, you who made (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them,
Acts 4:28	to do (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) whatever your hand and your plan had predetermined to be.
Acts 5:34	But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, and he ordered them to (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) put (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) the men outside for a short time.
Acts 6:8	And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 7:19	He took advantage of our nation and mistreated our fathers, making (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf ) them expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.
Acts 7:24	And seeing one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and brought (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) justice to the one being mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.
Acts 7:36	He led them out, performing (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
Acts 7:40	saying to Aaron, ‘Make (poiēson \| ποίησον \| aor act imperative 2 sg) for us gods who will go before us, for this Moses who brought us from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
Acts 7:43	You took along the shrine of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made (epoiēsate \| ἐποιήσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl), to worship them, so I will make you move beyond Babylon.’
Acts 7:44	“The tabernacle of witness was with our fathers in the wilderness just as the one who spoke to Moses ordered him to make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) it according to the pattern he had seen.
Acts 7:50	Did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) not my hand make (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) all these things?’
Acts 8:2	Devout men buried Stephen and made (epoiēsan \| ἐποίησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) great lamentation over him.
Acts 8:6	And with one accord the crowds paid attention to what was being said by Philip as they heard him and saw the signs that he was performing (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg).
Acts 9:6	But rise and go into the city, and it will be told you what you must do.” (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf )
Acts 9:13	But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to your saints at Jerusalem.
Acts 9:36	Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity, which she was always doing (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg).
Acts 9:39	So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) while she was still with them.
Acts 10:2	a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, gave (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) alms generously to the people, and prayed to God continually.
Acts 10:33	So immediately I sent for you, and you did (epoiēsas \| ἐποίησας \| aor act ind 2 sg) well by coming. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that has been commanded you by the Lord.”
Acts 10:39	And we are witnesses of all that he did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom also they put to death by hanging him on a tree.
Acts 11:30	and they (epoiēsan \| ἐποίησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) did (epoiēsan \| ἐποίησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 12:8	And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around yourself and follow me.”
Acts 13:22	After removing him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he said by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do (poiēsei \| ποιήσει \| fut act ind 3 sg) everything I want him to.’
Acts 14:11	And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), lifted up their voices, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
Acts 14:15	saying, “Men, why are (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) you (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) doing (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) these things? For we too are men subject to the same frailties as you, bringing you good news to turn away from these vain things to the living God, who made (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
Acts 14:27	And when they arrived, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) with them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Acts 15:3	So being sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria, narrating in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought (epoioun \| ἐποίουν \| imperf act ind 3 pl) great joy to all the brothers.
Acts 15:4	And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) with them.
Acts 15:12	And the entire assembly fell silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul recounting all the signs and wonders that God had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) through them among the Gentiles.
Acts 15:17	so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles on whom my name has been called, says the Lord, who makes (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) these things
Acts 15:33	And when they had spent (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) some time there, they were despatched with a greeting of peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.
Acts 16:18	And this she kept doing (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) for many days. But Paul became annoyed, and turning to the spirit, said, “I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
Acts 16:21	by advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf ), since we are Romans.
Acts 16:30	Then he brought them outside and asked, “Sirs, what must I do (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf ) to be saved?”
Acts 17:24	The God who made (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands,
Acts 17:26	And he made (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) from one man every race of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted epochs and the fixed boundaries of the places where they would live,
Acts 18:23	After spending (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) some time there, he departed and made his way from place to place through the Galatian country and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Acts 19:11	They were no ordinary miracles that God was doing (epoiei \| ἐποίει \| imperf act ind 3 sg) by the hands of Paul,
Acts 19:14	There were seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, who (poiountes \| ποιοῦντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) were (poiountes \| ποιοῦντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) doing (poiountes \| ποιοῦντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) this.
Acts 19:24	For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.
Acts 20:3	He spent (poiēsas \| ποιήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) three months there, and when a plot was hatched against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
Acts 20:24	But I (poioumai \| ποιοῦμαι \| pres mid ind 1 sg) make (poioumai \| ποιοῦμαι \| pres mid ind 1 sg) my life of no account as of any value to me, that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13	Then Paul answered, “What are you doing (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl), weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 21:19	After he greeted them, he began to relate one by one what God had done (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) among the Gentiles through his ministry.
Acts 21:23	So, then, do (poiēson \| ποίησον \| aor act imperative 2 sg) what we tell you. There are with us four men who have taken upon themselves a vow.
Acts 21:33	Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. Then he asked who he might be and what he had done (pepoiēkōs \| πεποιηκώς \| perf act ptcp nom sg masc).
Acts 22:10	And I said, ‘What shall I do (poiēsō \| ποιήσω \| aor act subj 1 sg), Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there it will be told you about all that has been assigned to you to do.’ (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf )
Acts 22:26	When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying, “What are you about to do (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf )? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
Acts 23:12	When it was day, the Jews made (poiēsantes \| ποιήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a plot and bound themselves by an oath saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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