What does ποιέω · νόμος mean in the Bible?
ποιέω · νόμος is a Greek phrase meaning "to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)".
Greek · G4160, G3551
ποιεῖ τὸν νόμον
To make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) · law
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ποιέωG4160to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciationpoiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
Open lexicon entry →νόμοςG3551law
Pronunciationnómos
Encompasses both the Mosaic law and any binding principle or force impelling moral action
Open lexicon entry →What does ποιεῖ τὸν νόμον (poiei ton nomon) mean in the Bible?
ποιέω · νόμος is a Greek phrase meaning "to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4160, G3551?
G4160, G3551 is connected to 568 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Source Gloss
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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 groups6Aligned forms568TensesAorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect, PluperfectVoicesActive, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality286×
Aorist ActiveMatt 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 3:16116×
Present ActiveMatt 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 7:5196×
Future ActiveMatt 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 11:740×
Imperfect ActiveMark 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 15:317×
Perfect ActiveMark 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 17:109×
Present MiddleActs 20:24 · Rom 1:9 · Luke 5:33 · Eph 4:164×
Pluperfect ActiveMark 15:71×
Future MiddleJohn 14:231×
Aorist MiddleActs 1:11×
Imperfect MiddleActs 27:181×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract76×
Aorist ActiveMatt 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 11:3746×
Present ActiveMatt 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 1:125×
Present Middle2 Pet 1:10 · 2 Pet 1:152×
Perfect ActiveJohn 12:181×
Aorist MiddleRom 15:261×
Present Passive1 Tim 2:11×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality100×
Present ActiveMatt 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 4:1652×
Aorist ActiveLuke 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 28:1732×
Present MiddleLuke 13:22 · Eph 1:16 · Phil 1:4 · Phlm 1:4 · Jude 1:3 · 1 Thess 1:26×
Perfect ActiveActs 21:33 · Jas 5:15 · John 12:37 · John 18:18 · Acts 3:125×
Aorist MiddleActs 25:17 · Heb 1:3 · Acts 23:133×
Future ActiveActs 24:171×
Perfect PassiveHeb 12:271×
Imperativecommand or strong request44×
Aorist ActiveMatt 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 7:4022×
Present ActiveMatt 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 2:1221×
Present MiddleRom 13:141×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose61×
Aorist ActiveMatt 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 6:1539×
Present ActiveJohn 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 13:1722×
Optativewish or remote possibility1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 6:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist258present220future41imperfect18perfect14pluperfect1
Voice
active530middle20passive2
Mood
indicative282participle91infinitive74subjunctive61imperative43optative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:10ποιοῦνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 3:3ποιεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 3:8ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 4:19ποιήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 5:19ποιήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:32ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:36ποιῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 5:46ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:47ποιεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 5:47ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 6:1ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 6:2ποιῇςpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 6:2ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 6:3ποιοῦντοςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 6:3ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:12ποιῶσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 7:12ποιεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 7:17ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:17ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:18ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 7:18ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 7:19ποιοῦνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:21ποιῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:22ἐποιήσαμενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:24ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:26ποιῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 8:9Ποίησονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 8:9ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 9:28ποιῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:12ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:16ποιήσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 12:2ποιοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:2ποιεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:3ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:33ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 12:33ποιήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 12:50ποιήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:23ποιεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:26ἐποίησενaorist active indicativecompleted+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
ποιεῖ τὸν νόμον is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.