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

Hebrews 12:27	The phrase, “Yet once more,” declares the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things (pepoiēmenōn \| πεποιημένων \| perf pass ptcp gen pl neut) — so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
Hebrews 13:6	So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do (poiēsei \| ποιήσει \| fut act ind 3 sg) to me?”
Hebrews 13:17	Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them (poiōsin \| ποιῶσιν \| pres act subj 3 pl) do (poiōsin \| ποιῶσιν \| pres act subj 3 pl) this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:19	I urge you to (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) do (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) this more than ever so that I may be restored to you sooner.
Hebrews 13:21	make you complete with everything good to do (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) his will, accomplishing (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever forever and ever. Amen.
James 2:8	If you really fulfill the royal law as set forth in this scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) are (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) doing (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) well.
James 2:12	So speak and so act (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act imperative 2 pl) as those who are to be judged by the law that brings freedom.
James 2:13	For judgment will be without mercy for one who (poiēsanti \| ποιήσαντι \| aor act ptcp dat sg masc) has (poiēsanti \| ποιήσαντι \| aor act ptcp dat sg masc) shown (poiēsanti \| ποιήσαντι \| aor act ptcp dat sg masc) no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:19	You believe that God is one; you (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) do (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) well. Even the demons believe, and shudder.
James 3:12	My brothers, can a fig tree produce (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt spring supply (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) fresh water.
James 3:18	And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make (poiousin \| ποιοῦσιν \| pres act ptcp dat pl masc) peace.
James 4:13	Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city and spend (poiēsomen \| ποιήσομεν \| fut act ind 1 pl) a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
James 4:15	Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord so decrees, then we will live and do (poiēsomen \| ποιήσομεν \| fut act ind 1 pl) this or that.”
James 4:17	So the person who knows what is right to do (poiein \| ποιεῖν \| pres act inf ) and fails to do (poiounti \| ποιοῦντι \| pres act ptcp dat sg masc) it, for him it is sin.
James 5:15	and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed (pepoiēkōs \| πεποιηκώς \| perf act ptcp nom sg masc) sins, he will be forgiven.
1 Peter 2:22	He did (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) not commit (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
1 Peter 3:11	And let him turn away from evil and do (poiēsatō \| ποιησάτω \| aor act imperative 3 sg) good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:12	For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do (poiountas \| ποιοῦντας \| pres act ptcp acc pl masc) evil.”
2 Peter 1:10	Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election. For by (poiountes \| ποιοῦντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) doing (poiountes \| ποιοῦντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) these things you will never come to ruin.
2 Peter 1:15	And I will also do my best to see that you will always be able to recall these things after my decease.
2 Peter 1:19	Moreover, we hold the prophetic word to be reliable, and you (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) will (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) do (poieite \| ποιεῖτε \| pres act ind 2 pl) well to pay attention to it as you would to a lamp shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.
1 John 1:6	If we say that we have fellowship with him but continue to walk in darkness, we lie and are (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) not putting (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) the truth into (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) practice (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl).
1 John 1:10	If we say that we have not sinned, we (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) make (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) him a liar and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:17	The world is passing away with all its desires, but the one who does (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the will of God remains forever.
1 John 2:29	If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) righteousness has been born of him.
1 John 3:4	Everyone who makes (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a practice of sinning is (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) also breaking (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) the law; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:7	Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever makes (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) it a practice to do what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
1 John 3:8	The one who continues (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose — that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:9	No one born of God makes (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) a (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) practice (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) of (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) sinning, because God’s seed abides in him. He cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:10	By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: whoever does (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not practice (poiōn \| ποιῶν \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
1 John 3:22	and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do (poioumen \| ποιοῦμεν \| pres act ind 1 pl) what is pleasing in his sight.
1 John 5:2	By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey (poiōmen \| ποιῶμεν \| pres act subj 1 pl) his commandments.
1 John 5:10	The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has (pepoiēken \| πεποίηκεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) made (pepoiēken \| πεποίηκεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.
3 John 1:5	Dear brother, you (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) are (poieis \| ποιεῖς \| pres act ind 2 sg) faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers.
3 John 1:6	They have testified to your love before the church. You (poiēseis \| ποιήσεις \| fut act ind 2 sg) will (poiēseis \| ποιήσεις \| fut act ind 2 sg) do (poiēseis \| ποιήσεις \| fut act ind 2 sg) well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of God,
3 John 1:10	For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg), disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church.
Jude 1:3	Dear friends, although (poioumenos \| ποιούμενος \| pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) I (poioumenos \| ποιούμενος \| pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) was (poioumenos \| ποιούμενος \| pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) eager to write to you about our common salvation, nevertheless I find it necessary to write and encourage you to carry on the struggle for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 1:15	to execute (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly acts that they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Revelation 1:6	and has made (epoiēsen \| ἐποίησεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 2:5	Therefore remember from where you have fallen; repent and do (poiēson \| ποίησον \| aor act imperative 2 sg) the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Revelation 3:9	Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but lie — I will make (poiēsō \| ποιήσω \| fut act ind 1 sg) them come and bow down before your feet and understand that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:12	The one who conquers, I will make (poiēsō \| ποιήσω \| fut act ind 1 sg) him a pillar in the temple of my God and he will never go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.
Revelation 5:10	And you have made (epoiēsas \| ἐποίησας \| aor act ind 2 sg) them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
Revelation 11:7	When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make (poiēsei \| ποιήσει \| fut act ind 3 sg) war on them and conquer them and kill them,
Revelation 12:15	Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman to sweep (poiēsē \| ποιήσῃ \| aor act subj 3 sg) her away (poiēsē \| ποιήσῃ \| aor act subj 3 sg) by a flood,
Revelation 12:17	So the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) war against the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 13:5	The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant words and blasphemies, and he was allowed to (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) exercise (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) authority for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:7	The beast was allowed to make (poiēsai \| ποιῆσαι \| aor act inf ) war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe and people and language and nation.
Revelation 13:12	He (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) exercised (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) the earth and those who live in it to worship the first beast, the one whose deadly wound had been healed.
Revelation 13:13	He performed (poiei \| ποιεῖ \| pres act ind 3 sg) impressive signs, even making (poiē \| ποιῇ \| pres act subj 3 sg) fire come down from heaven in the sight of everyone;

ποιέω

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