GreekG4160Verb

ποιέω

poieō

522Occurrences
G4160Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to make, produce, create, cause
2.to do, perform, carry out, execute
Synonyms
πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance .
LXX: for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ποιέω appears 522 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
98
Luke
82
Matthew
72
Acts
67
Mark
47
Revelation
26
Romans
23
Hebrews
18

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:13BSB

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Acts 7:19BSB

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

John 2:18BSB

On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

Luke 3:4BSB

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord,make straight paths for Him.

Matthew 7:26BSB

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.

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