What does ποιητής (poiētḗs) mean in the Bible?
ποιητής (poiētḗs): One who actively produces or performs, whether composing poetry or doing deeds, not merely speaking or knowing.
Greek · G4163
ποιητής
A performer; specially, a "poet";
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ποιητήςG4163
Pronunciationpoiētḗs
What does ποιητής (poiētḗs) mean in the Bible?
ποιητής (poiētḗs): One who actively produces or performs, whether composing poetry or doing deeds, not merely speaking or knowing.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4163?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include doers (2), a practitioner (1), doer (1), does not carry it out (1), poets (1).
Where does ποιητής (poiētḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 17:28. Its strongest book concentrations include James (4), Acts (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdoers2×Romans 2:13, James 1:22
a practitioner1×James 4:11
doer1×James 1:25
does not carry it out1×James 1:23
poets1×Acts 17:28
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 17:28ποιητῶνtopoetsNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralRomans 2:13ποιηταὶtodoersNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralJames 1:22ποιηταὶtodoersNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralJames 1:23ποιητήςtodoes not carry it outNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularJames 1:25ποιητὴςtodoerNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularJames 4:11ποιητὴςtoa practitionerNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 17:28
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Acts1Romans1James4
Source forms
ποιηταὶ2xpoiētaiRomans 2:13, James 1:22
ποιητὴς2xpoiētēsJames 1:25, James 4:11
ποιητής1xpoiētēsJames 1:23
ποιητῶν1xpoiētōnActs 17:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular3xJames 1:23, James 1:25, James 4:11
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural2xRomans 2:13, James 1:22
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 17:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. One who actively produces or performs, whether composing poetry or doing deeds, not merely speaking or knowing.
Strong'sG4163
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 17:28Source Gloss
a performer; specially, a "poet";
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
One who actively produces or performs, whether composing poetry or doing deeds, not merely speaking or knowing.
(ποιέω), [in LXX: 1Ma.2:67 * ;] in cl.,
1a maker, author.
2Esp., a poet: Act.17:28. Later,
3a doer: τ. νόμου, Rom.2:13, Jas.4:11 (1Mac, l.with); ἔργου, Jas.1:25; λόγου, ib. Jas.1:22-23.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 17:28Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ποιητῶνpoihtwn
a doer, performer, poet
Read verseRomans 2:13Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ποιηταὶpoihtai
a doer, performer, poet
Read verseJames 1:22Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ποιηταὶpoihtai
a doer, performer, poet
Read verseJames 1:23Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιητής,poihthv
a doer, performer, poet
Read verseJames 1:25Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιητὴςpoihthv
a doer, performer, poet
Read verseJames 4:11Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ποιητὴςpoihthv
a doer, performer, poet
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternNominative (5)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJas 1:23 · Jas 1:25 · Jas 4:113×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRom 2:13 · Jas 1:222×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 17:281×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A composer or author of literary works, specifically verse
Those who actively perform or practice the law, not merely hear it
One who executes or carries out the word in practice, not merely a listener
A performer or practitioner of the perfect law of liberty
One who actively fulfills or practices the law through obedient action
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ποιητής is built from this root:
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