What does ποιέω · θέλημα mean in the Bible?
ποιέω · θέλημα is a Greek phrase meaning "not doing according to his will".
Greek · G4160, G2307
μὴ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ
To make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) · will/desire
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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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θέλημα G2307 will/desire
Pronunciation thélēma
God's will as the objective content of what He ordains, not merely subjective desire or preference
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What does μὴ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ (mē poiēsas pros to thelēma autou) mean in the Bible?
ποιέω · θέλημα is a Greek phrase meaning "not doing according to his will".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4160, G2307?
G4160, G2307 is connected to 568 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. not doing according to his will
Source Gloss
not doing according to his will
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 6 Aligned forms 568 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect, Pluperfect Voices Active, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 286×
Aorist Active Matt 1:24 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 13:26 · Matt 13:28 · Matt 13:58 · Matt 19:4 · Matt 20:5 · Matt 21:15 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 22:2 · Matt 26:12 · Matt 26:13 · Matt 27:23 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 3:14 · Mark 3:16 116×
Present Active Matt 5:32 · Matt 6:3 · Matt 7:17 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 26:73 · Mark 4:32 · Mark 7:37 · Luke 7:8 · John 4:1 · John 5:19 · John 5:20 · John 7:4 · John 7:19 · John 7:51 96×
Future Active Matt 18:35 · Matt 21:40 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 12:9 · Luke 18:8 · Luke 20:15 · John 7:31 · John 14:12 · Acts 13:22 · Rom 9:28 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 1 Cor 7:38 · 1 Cor 10:13 · 1 Thess 5:24 · Heb 13:6 · Rev 11:7 40×
Imperfect Active Mark 3:8 · Mark 15:8 · Luke 9:43 · Luke 14:16 · John 2:23 · John 5:16 · John 6:2 · Acts 6:8 · Acts 8:6 · Acts 9:36 · Acts 9:39 · Acts 16:18 · Acts 19:11 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 6:26 · Acts 15:3 17×
Perfect Active Mark 5:19 · Mark 7:37 · Luke 1:25 · Heb 11:28 · 1 John 5:10 · John 13:12 · 2 Cor 11:25 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 17:10 9×
Present Middle Acts 20:24 · Rom 1:9 · Luke 5:33 · Eph 4:16 4×
Pluperfect Active Mark 15:7 1×
Future Middle John 14:23 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 1:1 1×
Imperfect Middle Acts 27:18 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 76×
Aorist Active Matt 5:36 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 20:15 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 23:23 · Mark 6:5 · Mark 7:12 · Mark 14:7 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 1:72 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 5:34 · Luke 11:42 · Luke 12:4 · Luke 17:10 · John 11:37 46×
Present Active Matt 6:1 · Matt 7:18 · Matt 12:2 · Matt 12:12 · Mark 2:23 · John 3:2 · John 5:19 · John 5:27 · John 5:30 · John 6:6 · John 7:17 · John 8:44 · John 9:16 · John 9:33 · John 15:5 · Acts 1:1 25×
Present Middle 2 Pet 1:10 · 2 Pet 1:15 2×
Perfect Active John 12:18 1×
Aorist Middle Rom 15:26 1×
Present Passive 1 Tim 2:1 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 100×
Present Active Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:26 · Luke 6:47 · John 3:21 · John 5:18 · John 8:34 · John 18:30 · John 19:12 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 15:17 · Acts 19:24 · Rom 2:3 · Rom 3:12 · Rom 12:20 · Eph 2:15 · 1 Tim 4:16 52×
Aorist Active Luke 6:49 · Luke 10:25 · Luke 10:37 · Luke 11:40 · Luke 12:47 · Luke 12:48 · Luke 18:18 · John 2:15 · John 5:11 · John 5:15 · Acts 4:24 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 17:24 · Acts 18:23 · Acts 20:3 · Acts 28:17 32×
Present Middle Luke 13:22 · Eph 1:16 · Phil 1:4 · Phlm 1:4 · Jude 1:3 · 1 Thess 1:2 6×
Perfect Active Acts 21:33 · Jas 5:15 · John 12:37 · John 18:18 · Acts 3:12 5×
Aorist Middle Acts 25:17 · Heb 1:3 · Acts 23:13 3×
Future Active Acts 24:17 1×
Perfect Passive Heb 12:27 1×
Imperative command or strong request 44×
Aorist Active Matt 3:8 · Matt 12:33 · Matt 23:3 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 16:9 · John 2:5 · John 6:10 · 1 Cor 16:1 · Col 4:16 · Matt 8:9 · Luke 4:23 · Luke 7:8 · Luke 15:19 · John 13:27 · Acts 7:40 22×
Present Active Matt 3:3 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 23:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 6:31 · Luke 22:19 · John 2:16 · 1 Cor 10:31 · 1 Cor 11:24 · 1 Cor 11:25 · Eph 6:9 · Phil 2:14 · Heb 12:13 · Jas 2:12 21×
Present Middle Rom 13:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 61×
Aorist Active Matt 19:16 · Matt 20:32 · Matt 27:22 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 10:36 · Mark 10:51 · Mark 15:12 · Luke 12:17 · Luke 16:3 · Luke 16:4 · Luke 18:41 · Luke 20:13 · John 4:34 · John 17:4 · Acts 22:10 · 1 Cor 6:15 39×
Present Active John 13:15 · John 13:17 · John 15:14 · 2 Cor 13:7 · Gal 5:17 · Col 3:17 · Col 3:23 · Matt 6:2 · Mark 11:28 · Luke 14:12 · Luke 14:13 · Rom 13:4 · Matt 7:12 · Luke 6:31 · Rom 2:14 · Heb 13:17 22×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Luke 6:11 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
+512 more occurrences
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)
Word Origins
μὴ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain