Workmanship
ποίημαStrong’s G4161poiēma
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Poiēma is the Greek word usually translated “things made” and “workmanship”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
Meaning
Usually translated “things made” and “workmanship”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- things made 1
- workmanship 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ποίημα poiēma · workmanship
ποίημα, -τος, τό (ποιέω), [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה (frequently in Ec) ;] that which is made or done, a work: Rom.1:20, Eph.2:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “workmanship” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WORKMANSHIP, noun
- Manufacture; something made, particularly by manual labor. Exodus 31:3
- That which is effected, made or produced. Ephesians 2:10
- The skill of a workman; or the execution or manner of making any thing.
- The art of working.
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.