ποιέω poieō · G4160I
to do/make: appoint
ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.11:40, Act.4:24, Heb.1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mat.20:12 (cf. Rut.2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Rev.13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom.16:17; εἰρεήνην, Eph.2:15, Jas.3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Act.24:12; συστροφήν, Act.23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk.1:68, Act.15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ποιέω, ; Doric dialect ποιϝέω [], etc.: Epic dialect imperfect ποίεον []; contraction ποίει []; Ionic dialect ποιέεσκον []future ποιήσω: aorist ἐποίησα, Epic dialect ποίησα []perfect πεποίηκα:—middle, Ionic dialect imperfect ποιεέσκετο []: future ποιήσομαι []aorist ἐποιησάμην, Epic dialect ποι- []perfect πεποίημαι in middle sense, [] —passive, future ποιηθήσομαι (μετα-) [], see above; πεποιήσομαι []: aorist ἐποιήθην []: perfect πεποίημαι []:—Attic dialect ποῶ [], etc., is guaranteed by metre in …
Where it's used 7 times
Matthew 26:73 · Mark 3:14 · Mark 3:16 · Luke 12:33 · Acts 5:34 · Acts 20:24 · Hebrews 3:2
Source: TBESG G4160I; TFLSJ G4160I
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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