What does ποιέω (poiéō) mean in the Bible?
Ποιέω is a Greek verb that can mean to do, make, perform, produce, or carry out. It can describe ordinary action, commanded practice, obedience, creative work, or the carrying out of a stated will.
Greek · G4160
ποιέω
To make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ποιέω G4160
Pronunciation poiéō
What does ποιέω (poiéō) mean in the Bible?
Ποιέω is a Greek verb that can mean to do, make, perform, produce, or carry out. It can describe ordinary action, commanded practice, obedience, creative work, or the carrying out of a stated will.
Reader summary
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4160?
The BSB source-word alignment has 567 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include do (48), to do (23), make (15), does (14), vvv (14).
Where does ποιέω (poiéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:24. Its strongest book concentrations include John (110), Luke (88), Matthew (86), Acts (68).
Are there verse guides for ποιέω (poiéō)?
This entry includes 8 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
What This Word Actually Means
Ποιέω is a Greek verb that can mean to do, make, perform, produce, or carry out. It can describe ordinary action, commanded practice, obedience, creative work, or the carrying out of a stated will.
Pastorally, this word matters because Scripture does not leave action detached from allegiance. Jesus speaks of doing the Father's will. Paul tells believers to do all things to the glory of God. Jesus commands His disciples to do this in remembrance of Him. John contrasts passing worldly desires with doing the will of God.
The verb helps readers ask what action is being carried out and whose will governs it. It should not be used to make works the ground of salvation, but it should not be softened into mere intention either.
Lexical sourcegrammatical
How the Bible Uses It
Poieo is currently counted about 568 times in the local Greek artifact. It can mean do, make, perform, produce, or carry out, depending on the object and context.
- Matt.7.21
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Jesus contrasts verbal profession with doing the Father's will. The verb names action, while the passage defines faithful obedience.
- John.4.34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
Jesus describes His food as doing the will of the One who sent Him and finishing His work. The verb serves mission and obedience.
- 1Cor.10.31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Paul applies doing language to ordinary life before God. The verse governs the action by the glory of God.
- 1Cor.11.24
And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Jesus commands, do this in remembrance of Me. The verb is a commanded action tied to covenant remembrance.
- 1John.2.17
The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
The one doing the will of God remains forever. The verb points to obedience shaped by the will of God.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It do 48× Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 7:12
to do 23× Matthew 8:9, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 20:15
make 15× Matthew 3:3, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 12:33, Mark 1:3
does 14× Matthew 7:21, Matthew 12:50, Mark 3:35, Luke 12:48
vvv 14× Mark 14:7, Luke 1:68, Luke 5:33, John 8:34
did 13× Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 21:6, Matthew 21:31
had done 11× Mark 5:20, Mark 5:32, Luke 3:19, Luke 8:39
made 10× Matthew 19:4, Luke 11:40, John 5:11, John 9:6
practices 9× Matthew 5:19, John 3:21, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:4
are you doing 7× Matthew 5:47, Matthew 21:23, Mark 11:3, Mark 11:28
I am doing 7× Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Mark 11:29, Mark 11:33
to make 7× Matthew 12:16, Luke 16:9, Romans 9:21, Romans 15:26
you do 7× Mark 7:13, John 13:17, John 15:14, Romans 13:4
has done 6× Matthew 26:13, Mark 5:19, Mark 14:9, Luke 1:25
perform 6× Matthew 7:22, Mark 6:5, John 3:2, John 6:30
. . . 5× Matthew 12:2, Mark 15:8, Luke 17:10, John 19:23
has made 5× Luke 19:18, Acts 2:36, Ephesians 2:14, 1 John 5:10
I do 5× John 8:28, John 14:31, Romans 7:15, Romans 7:16
I will make 4× Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:17, Revelation 3:9, Revelation 3:12
Me to do 4× Matthew 20:32, Mark 10:51, Mark 15:12, Luke 18:41
must I do 4× Matthew 19:16, Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25, Luke 18:18
performed 4× John 2:11, John 4:54, John 10:41, John 20:30
practice 4× Matthew 13:41, Matthew 23:3, Acts 16:21, 1 John 1:6
You are doing 4× John 7:3, John 7:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:4, James 2:8
- 3× John 7:31, Ephesians 4:16, 3 John 1:10
are doing 3× Matthew 12:2, John 3:2, John 8:41
bear 3× Matthew 7:18, Luke 6:43
bears 3× Matthew 7:17, Luke 6:43
doing 3× John 5:19, Acts 19:14, Ephesians 6:6
had made 3× John 5:15, John 9:14, Acts 9:39
had performed 3× John 12:18, John 12:37, Revelation 19:20
have done 3× Matthew 17:12, John 5:29, John 13:15
he did 3× Matthew 1:24, Luke 17:9, Acts 10:39
He has done 3× Mark 7:37, John 7:51, Acts 9:13
He made 3× John 2:15, Acts 17:26, Hebrews 1:2
I did 3× John 7:21, Acts 25:17, Acts 26:10
I will do 3× Luke 12:18, Luke 16:4, John 14:13
Produce 3× Matthew 3:8, Luke 3:8, James 3:12
shall I do 3× Luke 12:17, Luke 16:3, Luke 20:13
should we do 3× Luke 3:10, Luke 3:12, Luke 3:14
they had done 3× Mark 6:30, Luke 5:6, Luke 9:10
[and] did 2× Matthew 20:5, Matthew 28:15
[God] made 2× Mark 10:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21
[Jesus] was doing 2× Luke 9:43, John 5:16
acts on 2× Matthew 7:24, Luke 6:47
am doing 2× John 13:7, John 14:12
are you 2× Mark 11:5, Acts 21:13
has He done 2× Matthew 27:23, Mark 15:14
have made 2× Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46
have You done 2× Luke 2:48, John 18:35
He appointed 2× Mark 3:14, Mark 3:16
he does [it] 2× Matthew 8:9, Luke 7:8
He had done 2× John 4:45, Acts 21:33
He was doing 2× Mark 3:8, John 2:23
He will do 2× John 14:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37
him doing 2× Matthew 24:46, Luke 12:43
I ever did 2× John 4:29, John 4:39
is doing 2× Matthew 6:3, John 15:15
keep 2× Matthew 28:14, 1 John 5:2
Let us put up 2× Mark 9:5, Luke 9:33
making 2× John 5:18, John 7:23
practiced 2× Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
prepared 2× Matthew 22:2, Luke 14:16
shall we do 2× Acts 2:37, Acts 4:16
should do 2× Luke 3:11, John 13:15
that does not produce 2× Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9
They did 2× Luke 9:15, Acts 11:30
to carry out 2× John 8:44, Revelation 17:17
to execute 2× John 5:27, Jude 1:15
to perform 2× Matthew 6:1, Revelation 13:14
treated 2× Luke 6:23, Luke 6:26
will carry out 2× Acts 13:22, Romans 9:28
will do [it] 2× John 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:24
you did 2× Matthew 25:40
you did not do 2× Matthew 25:45
you have done 2× Luke 17:10, Philippians 4:14
you have made 2× Matthew 20:12, Revelation 5:10
you host 2× Luke 14:12, Luke 14:13
you make 2× Matthew 23:15, Hebrews 8:5
you will do 2× Philemon 1:21, 3 John 1:6
[ because ] they were preparing 1× Acts 25:3
[although] I have done 1× Acts 28:17
[although] I made 1× Jude 1:3
[and] indulging 1× Ephesians 2:3
[And] may He accomplish 1× Hebrews 13:21
[and] performed 1× Acts 7:36
[and] produced 1× Luke 8:8
[and] to do 1× 1 Timothy 5:21
[And] you will do 1× 2 Peter 1:19
[as] they walked along 1× Mark 2:23
[for me] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:7
[It was] constructed 1× Acts 7:44
[Jesus] did 1× John 11:45
[Jesus] had performed 1× John 6:14
[men] do 1× Luke 23:31
[Paul] had spent 1× Acts 18:23
[the men] began 1× Acts 27:18
[the second beast] performed 1× Revelation 13:13
[the second beast] required 1× Revelation 13:16
[the tenants] did 1× Matthew 21:36
[Then] do 1× Romans 13:3
[this beast] exercised 1× Revelation 13:12
[thus] making 1× Ephesians 2:15
[we] had made 1× Acts 3:12
act 1× James 2:12
act on them 1× Luke 6:49
acts 1× John 7:4
After spending 1× Acts 15:33
after you have done 1× Hebrews 10:36
allow them 1× Hebrews 13:17
always 1× Acts 9:36
and unite [them] 1× 1 Corinthians 6:15
appointed 1× Hebrews 3:2
are done 1× Matthew 23:5
are making 1× Matthew 21:13
are they doing 1× Mark 2:24
are to do 1× 1 Corinthians 16:1
are we to do 1× John 11:47
as He made 1× Luke 13:22
be offered 1× 1 Timothy 2:1
be put 1× Acts 5:34
bearing 1× Revelation 22:2
bore 1× Matthew 13:26
bring about 1× Luke 18:7
bringing 1× Acts 15:3
brings 1× Matthew 5:32
by so doing 1× 1 Timothy 4:16
can commit 1× 1 Corinthians 6:18
carry it out 1× Luke 8:21
cause 1× Revelation 13:15
caused 1× Revelation 13:12
causing 1× Revelation 13:13
committed 1× 1 Peter 2:22
continue to do 1× Romans 1:32
continue to practice 1× Revelation 22:11
create 1× Romans 16:17
created things 1× Hebrews 12:27
declares 1× John 19:12
devised 1× Mark 15:1
did He do 1× John 9:26
did You make 1× Romans 9:20
do You claim to be 1× John 8:53
does not act on 1× Matthew 7:26
does not practice 1× 1 John 3:10
done 1× Luke 23:22
follow 1× Luke 12:47
for you 1× James 2:19
forcing [them] 1× Acts 7:19
formed 1× Acts 23:12
give to the needy 1× Matthew 6:3
gives 1× Matthew 26:73
grow 1× James 3:12
had committed 1× Mark 15:7
has not been merciful 1× James 2:13
has sinned 1× James 5:15
Have 1× John 6:10
have kept 1× John 11:37
He [sacrificed for sin] 1× Hebrews 7:27
He accomplished 1× Ephesians 3:11
He declared 1× John 19:7
He did [so] 1× Luke 6:10
He did not do 1× Matthew 13:58
he does 1× Ephesians 6:8
He gave generously 1× Acts 10:2
he had acted 1× Luke 16:8
He had provided 1× Hebrews 1:3
He had turned 1× John 4:46
He has performed 1× Luke 1:51
he kept 1× Hebrews 11:28
He makes 1× Mark 7:37
He performed 1× Matthew 21:15
he stayed 1× Acts 20:3
He was performing 1× John 6:2
He will also provide 1× 1 Corinthians 10:13
He will promptly carry out 1× Luke 18:8
held 1× Mark 6:21
him perform 1× Acts 8:6
hosted 1× Luke 5:29
I am doing [them] 1× John 10:38
I am not doing 1× John 10:37
I consider 1× Acts 20:24
I do not do 1× Romans 7:19
I had acted 1× 1 Timothy 1:13
I had not done 1× John 15:24
I have done 1× John 13:12
I made 1× Hebrews 8:9
I make 1× Revelation 21:5
I spent 1× 2 Corinthians 11:25
I will keep 1× Matthew 26:18
I will keep on doing 1× 2 Corinthians 11:12
I will put up 1× Matthew 17:4
I wrote 1× Acts 1:1
if you practice 1× 2 Peter 1:10
in so doing 1× Romans 12:20
involved 1× Acts 23:13
is performing 1× John 11:47
it bears 1× Luke 13:9
keeps 1× John 7:19
let him do 1× 1 Corinthians 7:36
Let us do 1× Romans 3:8
make sure 1× Colossians 4:16
make Yourself out to be 1× John 10:33
makes 1× Hebrews 1:7
must we do 1× John 6:28
performing 1× John 14:10
performs 1× Mark 9:39
Peter did 1× Acts 12:8
produces a crop 1× Matthew 13:23
Provide 1× Luke 12:33
puts forth 1× Mark 4:32
refuses to practice 1× 1 John 3:9
remembering 1× Philemon 1:4
remembering [you] 1× 1 Thessalonians 1:2
riling up 1× Acts 24:12
She continued 1× Acts 16:18
She has done 1× Mark 14:8
she has prepared 1× Matthew 26:12
should I do 1× Acts 22:10
should I do with 1× Matthew 27:22
showing 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:10
spend 1× James 4:13
sweep 1× Revelation 12:15
that does not bear 1× Matthew 7:19
that perform 1× Revelation 16:14
the work 1× 2 Corinthians 8:11
them do 1× Matthew 7:12
they are doing 1× Luke 23:34
They carried out 1× Acts 4:28
they do not practice 1× Matthew 23:3
they had made 1× John 18:18
they have done 1× Mark 9:13
they hosted 1× John 12:2
they might do 1× Luke 6:11
They will do 1× John 16:3
They will put 1× John 16:2
they will treat 1× John 15:21
those who do 1× 1 Peter 3:12
to 1× Mark 15:15
to [give] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:10
to act 1× Revelation 13:5
to become 1× Acts 26:28
to bring 1× Acts 24:17
to do [it] 1× James 4:17
to do [so] 1× Luke 19:48
to obey 1× Galatians 5:3
to show 1× Luke 1:72
to wage 1× Revelation 19:19
to win 1× Matthew 23:15
turn 1× John 2:16
was gaining 1× John 4:1
was performing 1× Acts 6:8
we have only done 1× Luke 17:10
we make Him out to be 1× 1 John 1:10
we will do 1× Hebrews 6:3
were 1× Acts 10:33
what had been done 1× John 12:16
who does 1× Acts 15:17
who made 1× Acts 19:24
who showed 1× Luke 10:37
who will produce 1× Matthew 21:43
will also do 1× John 14:12
will continue to do 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:4
will do 1× 2 Corinthians 13:7
will he do 1× Matthew 21:40
will He perform 1× John 7:31
will leave 1× Revelation 17:16
will not do 1× 2 Corinthians 13:7
will those do 1× 1 Corinthians 15:29
will treat 1× Matthew 18:35
will wage 1× Revelation 11:7
will you do 1× Matthew 21:21
worked 1× Matthew 20:12
you are 1× 3 John 1:5
you are about to do 1× John 13:27
you are already doing 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:11
you do not do 1× Galatians 5:17
you give to the needy 1× Matthew 6:2
you made 1× Acts 7:43
you to [pray] 1× Hebrews 13:19
You to do 1× Mark 10:35
you would do 1× John 8:39
Your [ authority ] to do 1× John 2:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν to he did Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε to make Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε to Produce Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν to that does not produce Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω to I will make Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ to practices Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ to brings Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι to make Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν to do Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε to are you doing Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:24
Aligned rows 567
Books represented 26
Matthew 86 Mark 46 Luke 88 John 110 Acts 68 Romans 23 1 Corinthians 14 2 Corinthians 9 Galatians 6 Ephesians 10 Philippians 3 Colossians 3 1 Thessalonians 4 2 Thessalonians 2 1 Timothy 4 2 Timothy 1 Titus 1 Philemon 3 Hebrews 19 James 12 1 Peter 3 2 Peter 4 1 John 13 3 John 3 Jude 2 Revelation 30
Source forms
ἐποίησεν 71x epoiēsen Matthew 1:24, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:28
ποιῆσαι 46x poiēsai Matthew 5:36, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 20:15, Matthew 23:15
ποιεῖτε 34x poieite Matthew 3:3, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 21:13
ποιεῖ 28x poiei Matthew 5:32, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:24
ποιῶν 27x poiōn Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:26, Luke 6:47, John 3:21
ποιήσω 24x poiēsō Matthew 4:19, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:16, Matthew 20:32
ποιεῖν 23x poiein Matthew 6:1, Matthew 12:2, Matthew 12:12, Mark 2:23
ποιῶ 23x poiō Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 26:18, Mark 11:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 75x Matthew 1:24, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:28
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 46x Matthew 5:36, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 20:15, Matthew 23:15
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 28x Matthew 5:32, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:24
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 26x Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:26, Luke 6:47, John 3:21
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 25x Matthew 6:1, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 12:2, Matthew 12:12
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 22x Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 26:18, Mark 11:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 20x Luke 6:49, Luke 10:25, Luke 10:37, Luke 11:40
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 18x Matthew 5:47, Matthew 21:13, Matthew 23:15, Mark 7:13
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- Ask what is being done or made, who commands it, and how the passage relates the action to faith, obedience, or worship.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim poieo always means moral obedience.
- Do not claim a doing verb by itself proves salvation by works or dismisses the need for obedience.
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Hebrews 1:3 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιησάμενος poiesamenos to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The form clarifies how the verbal idea relates to the surrounding clause in the local phrase. Read verse guide Matthew 1:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐποίησεν epoiesen to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The grammar helps the reader see the verse as a sequence of responsive actions, with Joseph's doing serving the command already given. Read verse guide Matthew 4:19 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ποιήσω poieso to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The verb grounds the disciples' future role in Jesus' action. Read verse guide Revelation 22:2 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ποιοῦν poioun to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The grammar supports a picture of steady, characteristic fruit-bearing, which reinforces the verse's vision of abundant provision. Read verse guide Revelation 22:14 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ποιοῦντες poiountes to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The form helps present blessing as connected to a defining pattern of obedience, while leaving the verse context to determine the full theological weight. Read verse guide Revelation 22:15 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιῶν poion to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The form strengthens the picture of falsehood as practiced behavior, not merely an abstract idea, within the verse's exclusion list. Read verse guide Romans 3:8 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
Ποιήσωμεν Poiesomen to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The grammar helps show that the verse is quoting a claimed argument, not affirming it, and that the speech is framed as a proposal aimed at a supposed result. Read verse guide Romans 3:12 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιῶν poion to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) The form sharpens the negative statement by presenting the missing doer of goodness, while the context determines the force of the claim. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Greek word. Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
Source Gloss
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 576 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
epoihsen
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 3:3 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ποιεῖτε poieite
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 3:8 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ποιήσατε poihsate
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 3:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ποιοῦν poioun
I do, make
Read verse poihsw
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ποιήσῃ poihsh
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:32 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ποιεῖ poiei
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:36 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ποιῆσαι. poihsai
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:44 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ποιεῖτε poieite
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:46 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ποιοῦσι; poiousin
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:47 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ποιεῖτε; poieite
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 5:47 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ποιοῦσιν; poiousin
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 6:1 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ποιεῖν poiein
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 6:2 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
ποιῇς poihv
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 6:2 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ποιοῦσιν poiousin
I do, make
Read verse Matthew 6:3 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ποιοῦντος poiountov
I do, make
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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×
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
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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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 8:19–21 ποιοῦντες poiéō
Doing
New Testament Witnesses
doing
to do
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 568 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ποιέω is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes active obedience as evidence of belonging.
Expresses active obedience as evidence of faith. Luke 8:19–21
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
Poieo helps readers see action carried out in a sentence. In teaching, it should connect action to the will, command, or purpose named by the passage.
Anchor passage
Matt.7.21
Doctrinal connections
- ἔργον: work, related to action and mission.
- θέλημα: will, central to Matthew 7:21 and John 4:34.
- δόξα: glory, governing 1 Corinthians 10:31.
- ἀνάμνησις: remembrance, related to the Lord's Supper command.
Poieo is broad and flexible. Its object and surrounding phrase decide whether the emphasis is making, doing, producing, performing, or carrying out.
From Old to New Testament
Scripture repeatedly joins obedience to covenant faithfulness while denying that human works can replace grace. poieo helps mark action, but the gospel context defines its place.
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