Poieo

The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon

Strong's Number: 4160

Original Word	Word Origin
poieo	apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Poieo	6:458,895
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
poy-eh'-o	Verb

Definition

to make
1. with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
2. to be the authors of, the cause
3. to make ready, to prepare
4. to produce, bear, shoot forth
5. to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self
6. to make a thing out of something
7. to (make i.e.) render one anything
  1. to (make i.e.) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
  2. to (make i.e.) declare one anything
8. to put one forth, to lead him out
9. to make one do something
  1. cause one to
10. to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
to do
1. to act rightly, do well
  1. to carry out, to execute
2. to do a thing unto one
  1. to do to one
3. with designation of time: to pass, spend
4. to celebrate, keep
  1. to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
5. to perform: to a promise

NAS Word Usage - Total: 563

accomplished 1, act 4, acted 3, acting 1, acts 2, appointed 3, away* 1, bear 5, bearing 1, bears 3, become 1, bore 1, bring 1, bring...to pass 1, bring about 2, bringing 1, brings forth 1, call 1, carried 1, carries 1, carry 1, cause 3, causes 2, causing 1, commit 2, commits 2, committed 4, composed 1, consider 1, created things 1, dealt 1, did 33, did...do 2, do 170, does 16, does...do 1, doing 38, done 43, establishing 1, execute 4, exercises 1, expose* 1, formed 1, formed a conspiracy 1, forms 1, gave 4, give 4, gives 1, giving 1, have 2, have kept 1, having 1, held 1, indulging 1, keep 3, keeps 1, kept 1, made 38, make 47, makes 7, making 9, observe 2, offer 1, offering 1, perform 4, performed 8, performing 7, performs 1, practice 5, practices 11, practicing 1, present 1, proceeding 1, produce 3, produced 1, produces 2, producing 1, provide 1, put 1, satisfy* 1, setting 1, show 2, showed 1, shown 1, spend 1, spent 4, took 1, treat 6, treated 1, weaker 1, worked 1, working 1

NAS Verse Count
Matthew	69
Mark	45
Luke	80
John	95
Acts	61
Romans	22
1 Corinthians	12
2 Corinthians	7
Galatians	6
Ephesians	10
Philippians	3
Colossians	3
1 Thessalonians	4
2 Thessalonians	1
1 Timothy	4
2 Timothy	1
Titus	1
Philemon	3
Hebrews	18
James	10
1 Peter	4
2 Peter	3
1 John	12
3 John	3
Jude	2
Revelation	26

Total	505

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Poieo". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.

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