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To do/make

ποιέωStrong’s G4160

poieō

Appears in 519 verses of the New Testament

In short

Poieō is the Greek word usually translated “do”, “did” and “doing”. It appears in 519 verses of the New Testament.

“And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do”, “did” and “doing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to do 48
  • did 31
  • doing 21
  • do perform 17
  • having done 15
  • i do 14
  • do make 13
  • to make 13

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 98
  • Luke 81
  • Matthew 72
  • Acts 67
  • Mark 46
  • Revelation 25

26 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 519 verses, by book
Philippians 3
1:42:144:14
Colossians 3
3:173:234:16
1 Thessalonians 4
1:24:105:115:24
2 Thessalonians 1
3:4
1 Timothy 4
1:132:14:165:21
2 Timothy 1
4:5
Titus 1
3:5
Philemon 3
1:41:141:21
1 Peter 3
2:223:113:12
2 Peter 3
1:101:151:19
3 John 3
1:51:61:10
Jude 2
1:31:15
Greek dictionary

ποιέω poieō · to do/make

ποιέω, -ῶ, [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ;] 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.11:40, Act.4:24, Heb.1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mat.20:12 (cf. Rut.2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Rev.13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom.16:17; εἰρεήνην, Eph.2:15, Jas.3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Act.24:12; συστροφήν, Act.23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk.1:68, Act.15:3; w …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “do” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DO, verb transitive

or auxiliary; preterit tense Did; participle passive Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.]

  1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass.“In six days thou shalt do all thy work” Exodus 20:9“I will teach you what ye shall do” Exodus 4:15“I the Lord do all these things” Isaiah 45:7
  2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.
  3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.“Till I know what God will do for me” 1 Samuel 22:3
  4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.
All definitions and other forms of “do”
  1. To perform; to practice; to observe.“We lie and do not the truth. 1” 1 John 1:6
  2. To exert.“DO thy diligence to come shortly to me” 2 Timothy 4:9
  3. To transact; as, to do business with another.
  4. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion.
  5. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do“What will ye do in the day of visitation” Isaiah 10:3
  6. To make or cause.
  7. To put.
  8. To answer the purpose.“What have I to do with you?” 2 Samuel 16:10

DO, verb intransitive

  1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.“They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment” 2 Kings 17:34
  2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.
  3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.