Strong's #4160: poieo (pronounced poy-eh'-o)
apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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poieō
1) to make
1a) with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
1b) to be the authors of, the cause
1c) to make ready, to prepare
1d) to produce, bear, shoot forth
1e) to acquire, to provide a thing for one' s self
1f) to make a thing out of something
1g) to (make, i.e.) render one anything
1g1) to (make, i.e.) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
1g2) to (make, i.e.) declare one anything
1h) to put one forth, to lead him out
1i) to make one do something
1i1) cause one to
1j) to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
2) to do
2a) to act rightly, do well
2a1) to carry out, to execute
2b) to do a thing unto one
2b1) to do to one
2c) with designation of time: to pass, spend
2d) to celebrate, keep
2d1) to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
2e) to perform: to a promise
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
Citing in TDNT: 6:458, 895
Usage:
This word is used 581 times:
John 5:19: "for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth"
John 5:19: "he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise."
John 5:20: "all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater"
John 5:27: "hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is"
John 5:29: "And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and"
John 5:30: "of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge:"
John 5:36: "works that I do, bear witness of me, that"
John 6:2: "his miracles which he did on them that were diseased."
John 6:6: "himself knew what he would do."
John 6:10: "And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now"
John 6:14: "the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth"
John 6:15: "and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed"
John 6:28: "they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works"
John 6:30: "unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see,"
John 6:38: "heaven, not to do mine own will, but the"
John 7:3: "the works that thou doest."
John 7:4: "For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he"
John 7:4: "to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself"
John 7:17: "If any man will do his will, he shall know of"
John 7:19: "yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about"
John 7:21: "and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all"
John 7:23: "are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on"
John 7:31: "Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which"
John 7:31: "than these which this man hath done?"
John 7:51: "him, and know what he doeth?"
John 8:28: "I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but"
John 8:29: "alone; for I do always those things that please him."
John 8:34: "I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin."
John 8:38: "Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with"
John 8:39: "ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham."
John 8:40: "of God: this did not Abraham."
John 8:41: "Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said"
John 8:44: "of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from"
John 8:53: "prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?"
John 9:6: "he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle,"
John 9:11: "A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine"
John 9:14: "the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened"
John 9:16: "can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was"
John 9:26: "they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine"
John 9:31: "be a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."
John 9:33: "of God, he could do nothing."
John 10:25: "works that I do in my Father's name,"
John 10:33: "that thou, being a man, makest thyself God."
John 10:37: "If I do not the works of my Father, believe"
John 10:38: "But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe"
John 10:41: "and said, John did no miracle: but all things"
John 11:37: "eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not"
John 11:45: "had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him."
John 11:46: "them what things Jesus had done."
John 11:47: "and said, What do we? for this man doeth"
