ποιέω

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), Matt 17,4, Mark 9,5, Joh 9,11, ApG 9,39, Rom 9,20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Matt 19,4, Mark 10,6, Luk 11,40, ApG 4,24, Hebr 1,2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Matt 20,12 (cf. Rut 2,19 so AV, but see infr.), Åb 13,5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom 16,17 εἰρεήνην, Ef 2,15, Jak 3,18; ἐπίστασιν, ApG 24,12 συστροφήν, ApG 23,12 with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk 1,68, ApG 15,3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν π. (cl. ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mark 2,23 πόλεμον, Åb 11,7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Luk 18,7, 8; ἐνέδραν, ApG 25,3 κρίσιν, Joh 5,27, Jud 15; ἔργα, Joh 5,36, al.; (σημεῖα), Joh 2,23 and freq., ApG 2,22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, Joh 14,23 πορείαν, Luk 13,22 κοινωνίαν, Rom 15,26 of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mark 6,21, al.; δοχήν, Luk 5,29; 14,13; γάμους, Matt 22,2 of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Matt 20,12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Åb 13,5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, Jak 4,13 with accusative before ἐκ, Joh 2,15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Matt 3,3; 12,16, Mark 1,3; 3,12, Joh 5,11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mark 7,37 ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., 2 Mos 23,16, al.), ApG 18,21, Rec.; πάσχα, Matt 26,18 to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job 42,8, 1 Kong 11,33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luk 22,19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), Joh 11,37, Kol 4,16, Åb 3,9.

2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Matt 12,12, 1 Kor 7,37, 38 Jak 2,19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), ApG 10,33, Fil 4,14, 2 Pet 1,19, 3 Joh 6; οὕτως, Matt 24,46, Luk 9,15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Matt 1,24; 2,16, al.; ὁμοίως, Luk 3,11 ὡσαύτως, Matt 20,5 with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1 Tim 1,13 with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Matt 12,3, Mark 2,25, Luk 6,2, al.; τοῦτο, Matt 13,28, Mark 5,32, Luk 22,19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Rom 7,20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), Joh 7,19, Gal 5,3 (cf. in LXX, Jos 22,5, 1 Kron 22,12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Matt 5,19 similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Matt 6,1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, Joh 3,21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Matt 27,22, Mark 15,12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Matt 7,12, Mark 5,19, 20 Luk 1,49, Joh 9,26, al.

SYN.: πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr., Syn., §xcvi; Westc. on Joh 3,21 ICC on Rom 1,32).