ποιητής poiētēs · G4163
doer
ποιητής, -οῦ ὁ; (ποιέω), [in LXX: 1Ma.2:67 * ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. a maker, author. ; 2. Esp., a poet: Act.17:28. Later, ; 3. a doer: τ. νόμου, Rom.2:13, Jas.4:11 (1Mac, l.with); ἔργου, Jas.1:25; λόγου, ib. Jas.1:22-23.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ποι-ητής, οῦ, ὁ, ; maker, μηχανημάτων []; ζῴων, of the painter, []; inventor, θεῶν []lawgiver, []; 2 workman, []; II composer of a poem, author, π. κωμῳδίας []: absolutely, poet, []; Homer was called ὁ π., []; so also Hesiod, []; II.b composer of music, []; II.2 author of a speech, opposed to deliverer of it, π. λόγων []
Where it's used 6 times
Acts 17:28 · Romans 2:13 · James 1:22 · James 1:23 · James 1:25 · James 4:11
Source: TBESG G4163; TFLSJ G4163
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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