What does εὑρίσκω · ποιέω mean in the Bible?
εὑρίσκω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "will find doing".
Greek · G2147, G4160
εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα
To find (literally or figuratively) · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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εὑρίσκω G2147 to find (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation heurískō
Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.
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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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What does εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα (heurēsei poiounta) mean in the Bible?
εὑρίσκω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "will find doing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2147, G4160?
G2147, G4160 is connected to 176 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. will find doing
Source Gloss
will find doing
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 176 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 123×
Aorist Active Matt 22:10 · Matt 26:60 · Matt 27:32 · Mark 1:37 · Mark 11:4 · Mark 14:16 · Luke 2:46 · Luke 7:10 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 19:32 · Luke 22:13 · Luke 24:2 · Luke 24:3 · Luke 24:24 · Luke 24:33 · Acts 5:10 54×
Future Active Matt 7:7 · Matt 11:29 · Matt 21:2 · Mark 11:2 · Luke 2:12 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 19:30 · John 7:34 · John 7:36 · John 21:6 · Matt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 24:46 · Mark 11:13 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 12:43 22×
Present Active Matt 7:8 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 12:44 · Matt 26:40 · Mark 14:37 · Luke 11:10 · Luke 11:25 · John 1:41 · John 1:43 · John 1:45 · John 5:14 · Acts 10:27 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 23:4 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 19×
Aorist Passive Matt 1:18 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 · Acts 8:40 · Rom 7:10 · 1 Pet 2:22 · Rev 5:4 · Rev 12:8 · Rev 14:5 · Rev 18:24 · Rev 20:11 · Rev 20:15 · Luke 17:18 · Rev 16:20 · Rom 10:20 17×
Perfect Active John 1:41 · John 1:45 · 2 John 1:4 · Rev 3:2 4×
Imperfect Active Mark 14:55 · Luke 19:48 · Acts 7:11 3×
Future Passive 2 Cor 5:3 · 2 Pet 3:10 2×
Present Passive 1 Cor 15:15 1×
Imperfect Passive Heb 11:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 25×
Aorist Active Matt 10:39 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:46 · Luke 15:5 · John 9:35 · John 12:14 · Acts 11:26 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 18:2 · Acts 27:6 · Luke 2:45 · Luke 5:19 · John 6:25 · Acts 13:28 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 21:2 20×
Present Active Matt 7:14 · Acts 4:21 · Luke 11:24 3×
Aorist Passive Phil 2:7 1×
Aorist Middle Heb 9:12 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×
Aorist Active Matt 18:13 · Acts 7:46 · Acts 19:1 · 2 Cor 2:13 · 2 Tim 1:18 5×
Perfect Active Rom 4:1 1×
Aorist Passive 2 Pet 3:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 20×
Aorist Active Mark 13:36 · Luke 12:38 · Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:8 · Acts 9:2 · Luke 6:7 · Luke 9:12 · 2 Cor 9:4 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 22:9 · 2 Cor 12:20 · Heb 4:16 12×
Aorist Passive 1 Cor 4:2 · 1 Pet 1:7 · Rev 18:21 · Rev 18:22 · 2 Cor 12:20 · Phil 3:9 · Acts 5:39 · 2 Cor 11:12 8×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Acts 17:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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