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Strong's #4160 - ποιέω
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ποιέω,
Dor. ποιϝέω IG 4.800 ( Troezen ), etc.: Ep. impf. ποίεον Il. 20.147; contr. ποίει 18.482; Ion. ποιέεσκον Hdt. 1.36, 4.78: fut. ποιήσω: aor. ἐποίησα, Ep. ποίησα Il. 18.490: pf. πεποίηκα: — Med., Ion. impf. ποιεέσκετο Hdt. 7.119: fut. ποιήσομαι Il. 9.397: in pass. sense, Hp. Decent. 11, Arist. Metaph. 1021a23: aor. ἐποιησάμην, Ep. ποι- Od. 5.251, al.: pf. πεποίημαι in med. sense, And. 4.22, Decr. ap. D. 18.29: — Pass., fut. ποιηθήσομαι ( μετα- ) D. 23.62, v. supr.; πεποιήσομαι Hp. Mul. 1.11, 37: aor. ἐποιήθην Hdt. 2.159, etc. (used as Med. only in compd. προς- ): pf. πεποίημαι Il. 6.56, etc.: — Att. ποῶ ( EM 679.24 ), etc., is guaranteed by metre in Trag. and Com., as ποῶ S. OT 918, ποεῖν Id. Tr. 385, ποεῖς Ar. Ach. 410, etc., and found in cod. Laur. of S., cod. Rav. of Ar., also IG 12.39.6 ( ποήσω ), 82.9 ( ποεῖ ), 154.7 ( ἐποησάτην ), etc.; but ποι- is always written before -οι, -ου, -ω in Inscrr.: πο- also in Aeol. πόημι πόης πόει PBouriant 8.71, 75, Sapph. Supp. 1.9, al., and Arc. ποέντω, = ποιούντων, IG 5(2).6.9 (Tegea, iv B.C. ); cf. ποιητής. Used in two general senses, make and do. make, produce, first of something material, as manufactures, works of art, etc. (opp. πράττειν, Pl. Chrm. 163b ), in Hom. freq. of building, π. δῶμα, τύμβον, Il. 1.608, 7.435; εἴδωλον Od. 4.796; π. πύλας ἐν [πύργοις ] Il. 7.339; of smith's work, π. σάκος ib. 222; ἐν [σάκεϊ] ποίει δαίδαλα πολλά 18.482, cf. 490, 573: freq. in Inscrr. on works of art, Πολυμήδης ἐποίϝη h' (= ἐποίησε ) Ἀργεῖος SIG 5 ( vi B.C., cf. Class.Phil. 20.139); Θεόπροπος ἐποίει Αἰγινάτας SIG 18 (vi/v B.C.), etc.; ἐποίησε Τερψικλῆς ib.3b(Milet., vi B.C. ), etc.; τίς . . τὴν λίθον ταύτην τέκτων ἐποίει; Herod. 4.22; εἵματα ἀπὸ ξύλων πεποιημένα made from trees, i.e. of cotton, Hdt. 7.65; ϝαὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἀργυρίου X. An. 5.3.9; πλοῖα ἐκ τῆς ἀκάνθης ποιεύμενα Hdt. 2.96; καρβάτιναι πεποιημέναι ἐκ βοῶν X. An. 4.5.14: c. gen. materiae, πωρίνου λίθου π. τὸν νηόν Hdt. 5.62; ἔρυμα λίθων λογάδην πεποιημένον Th. 4.31; φοίνικος αἱ θύραι πεποιημέναι X. Cyr. 7.5.22: rarely ποιεῖσθαί τινι to be made with . ., Longus 1.4; also τῶν τὰ κέρεα . . οἱ πήχεες ποιεῦνται the horns of which are made into the sides of the lyre, Hdt. 4.192; also δέρμα εἰς περικεφαλαίας πεποίηται Sch.Patm.D.in BCH 1.144: — Med., make for oneself, as of bees, οἰκία ποιήσωνται build them houses, Il. 12.168, cf. 5.735, Od. 5.251, 259, Hes. Op. 503; [ ῥεῖθρον] π., of a river, Thphr. HP 3.1.5; also, have a thing made, get it made, ὀβελούς Hdt. 2.135; στεφάνους οὓς ἐποιησάμην τῷ χορῷ D. 21.16, cf. X. An. 5.3.5; τὸν Ἀπόλλω, i.e. a statue of A., Pl. Ep. 361a; αὑτοῦ εἰκόνας Plu. Them. 5, cf. Inscr.Prien. 25.9( iii B.C. ?).
2. create, bring into existence, γένος ἀνθρώπων χρύσεον Hes. Op. 110, cf. Th. 161, 579, etc.; ὁ ποιῶν the creator, Pl. Ti. 76c; ἕτερον Φίλιππον ποιήσετε D. 4.11: — Med., beget, υἱόν And. 1.124; ἔκ τινος Id. 4.22; παῖδας ποιεῖσθαι, = παιδοποιεῖσθαι, X. Cyr. 5.3.19, D. 57.43; conceive, παιδίον π. ἔκ τινος Pl. Smp. 203b: — Act. in this sense only in later Gr., Plu. 2.312a; of the woman, παιδίον ποιῆσαι ib.145d.
3. generally, produce, ὕδωρ π., of Zeus, Ar. V. 261: impers., ἐὰν πλείω ποιῇ ὕδατα, = ἐὰν ὕη, Thphr. CP 1.19.3; π. γάλα, of certain kinds of food, Arist. HA 522b32; ἄρρεν π., of an egg, Ael. VH 1.15; μέλι ἄριστον π., of Hymettus, Str. 9.1.23; π. καρπόν, of trees, Ev.Matthew 3:10 (metaph. in religious sense, ib. 8 ); of men, κριθὰς π. grow barley, Ar. Pax 1322; π. σίτου μεδίμνους D. 42.20; π. πενίαν, πλοῦτον, of the stars, Plot. 2.3.1 . Math., make, produce, τομήν, σχῆμα, ὀρθὰς γωνίας, Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.16, 38, Con.Sph. 12; ὁ Α τὸν Γ πολλαπλασιάσας τὸν Η πεποίηκεν Euc. 7.19: — Pass., πεποιήσθω ὡς . . let it be contrived that . ., Archim. Sph.Cyl. 2.6 . postulate, imply, ἡ προσθήκη ἀφαίρεσιν καὶ ἔλλειψιν ποιεῖ Plot. 3.9.3 . π. τὸ πρόβλημα effect a solution of the problem, Apollon.Perg. Con. 2.49, 51; π. τὸ ἐπίταγμα fulfil, satisfy the required condition, Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.2, 3 .
4. after Hom., of Poets, compose, write, π. διθύραμβον, ἔπεα, Hdt. 1.23, 4.14; π. θεογονίην Ἕλλησι Id. 2.53; π. Φαίδραν, Σατύρους, Ar. Th. 153, 157; π. κωμῳδίαν, τραγῳδίαν, etc., Pl. Smp. 223d; παλινῳδίαν Isoc. 10.64, Pl. Phdr. 243b, etc.; ποιήματα Id. Phd. 60d: abs., write poetry, write as a poet, ὀρθῶς π. Hdt. 3.38; ἐν τοῖσι ἔπεσι π. Id. 4.16, cf. Pl. Ion 534b: folld. by a quotation, ἐπόησάς ποτε . . Ar. Th. 193; εἴς τινα Pl. Phd. 61b; περὶ θεῶν Id. R. 383a, etc. represent in poetry, Ὅμηρον Ἀχιλλέα πεποιηκέναι ἀμείνω Ὀδυσσέως Pl. Hp.Mi. 369c, cf. 364c, Smp. 174b; ποιήσας τὸν Ἀχιλλέα λέγοντα having represented Achilles saying, Plu. 2.105b, cf. 25d, Pl. Grg. 525d, 525e, Arist. Po. 1453b29 . describe in verse, θεὸν ἐν ἔπεσιν Pl. R. 379a; ἐποίησα μύθους τοὺς Αἰσώπου put them into verse, Id. Phd. 61b; μῦθον Lycurg. 100 . invent, καινοὺς θεούς Pl. Euthphr. 3b; ὑπὸ ποιητέω τινὸς ποιηθὲν [τοὔνομα ] Hdt. 3.115; πεποιημένα ὀνόματα Arist. Rh. 1404b29, cf. Po. 1457b2; opp. αὐτοφυῆ, κύρια, D.H. Is. 7, Pomp. 2 .
II bring about, cause, τελευτήν Od. 1.250; γαλήνην 5.452; φόβον Il. 12.432; σιωπὴν παρὰ πάντων X. HG 6.3.10; τέρψιν τοῖς θεωμένοις Id. Mem. 3.10.8; αἰσχύνην τῇ πόλει Isoc. 7.54, etc.; also of things, ἄνεμοι αὐτοὶ μὲν οὐχ ὁρῶνται· ἃ δὲ ποιοῦσι φανερά X. Mem. 4.3.14; ταὐτὸν ἐποίει αὐτοῖς νικᾶν τε μαχομένοις καὶ μηδὲ μάχεσθαι Th. 7.6, cf. 2.89 . c. acc. et inf., cause or bring about that . ., σε θεοὶ ποίησαν ἱκέσθαι [ἐς] οἶκον Od. 23.258; π. τινὰ κλύειν S. Ph. 926; π. τινὰ βλέψαι Ar. Pl. 459, cf. 746; π. τινὰ τριηραρχεῖν Id. Eq. 912, cf. Av. 59; π. τινὰ αἰσχύνεσθαι, κλάειν, ἀπορεῖν, etc., X. Cyr. 4.5.48, 2.2.13, Pl. Tht. 149a, etc.: with ὥστε inserted, X. Cyr. 3.2.29, Ar. Eq. 351, etc.: folld. by a relat. clause, π. ὅκως ἔσται ἡ Κύπρος ἐλευθέρη Hdt. 5.109, cf. 1.209; ὡς ἂν . . εἰδείην ἐποίουν X. Cyr. 6.3.18: — also Med., ἐποιήσατο ὡς ἐν ἀσφαλεῖ εἶεν ib. 6.1.23 .
2. procure, π. ἄδειάν τε καὶ κάθοδόν τινι Th. 8.76; ὁ νόμος π. τὴν κληρονομίαν τισί Is. 11.1; λόγος ἀργύριον τῷ λέγοντι π. gets him money, D. 10.76: — Med., procure for oneself, gain, κλέος αὐτῇ ποιεῖτ' Od. 2.126; ἄδειαν Th. 6.60; τιμωρίαν ἀπό τινων Id. 1.25; τὸν βίον ἀπὸ γεωργίας X. Oec. 6.11, cf. Th. 1.5 .
3. of sacrifices, festivals, etc., celebrate, π. ἱρά Hdt. 9.19, cf. 2.49 ( Act. and Pass. ); π. τὴν θυσίαν τῷ Ποσειδῶνι X. HG 4.5.1; π. Ἴσθμια ib. 4.5.2; τῇ θεῷ ἑορτὴν δημοτελῆ π. Th. 2.15; παννυχίδα π. Pl. R. 328a; π. σάββατα observe the Sabbath, LXX Exodus 31:16; π. ταφάς, of a public funeral, Pl. Mx. 234b; π. ἐπαρήν SIG 38.30 (Teos, v B.C. ); also of political assemblies, π. ἐκκλησίαν Ar. Eq. 746, Th. 1.139; π. μυστήρια Id. 6.28 ( Pass. ); ξύλλογον σφῶν αὐτῶν Id. 1.67: — Med., ἀγορὴν ποιήσατο Il. 8.2; ἢν θυσίην τις ποιῆται Hdt. 6.57 (v.l.); δημοσίᾳ ταφὰς ἐποιήσαντο Th. 2.34; π. ἀγῶνα Id. 4.91; π. ἐκκλησίαν τοῖς Γρᾳξὶ περὶ μισθοῦ Ar. Ach. 169 .
4. of war and peace, πόλεμον π. cause or give rise to a war, πόλεμον ἡμῖν ἀντ' εἰρήνης πρὸς Αακεδαιμονίους π. Is. 11.48; but π. ποιησόμενοι about to make war (on one's own part), X. An. 5.5.24; εἰρήνην π. bring about a peace (for others), Ar. Pax 1199; σπονδὰς π. X. An. 4.3.14; ξυμμαχίαν ποιῆσαι Th. 2.29; but εἰρήνην ποιεῖσθαι make peace (for oneself), And. 3.11; σπονδὰς ποιήσασθαι Th. 1.28, etc.: — Pass., ἐπεποίητο συμμαχίη Hdt. 1.77, etc.
5. freq. in Med. with Nouns periphr. for the Verb derived from the Noun, μύθου ποιήσασθαι ἐπισχεσίην submit a plea, Od. 21.71; ποιέεσθαι ὁδοιπορίην, for ὁδοιπορέειν, Hdt. 2.29; π. ὁδόν Id. 7.42, 110, 112, etc.; π. πλόον, for πλέειν, Id. 6.95, cf. Antipho 5.21; π. κομιδήν, for κομίζεσθαι, Hdt. 6.95; θῶμα π. τὴν ἐργασίην, for θωμάζειν, Id. 1.68; ὀργὴν π., for ὀργίζεσθαι, Id. 3.25; λήθην π. τι, for λανθάνεσθαί τινος, Id. 1.127; βουλὴν π., for βουλεύεσθαι, Id. 6.101; συμβολὴν π., for συμβάλλεσθαι, Id. 9.45; τὰς μάχας π., for μάχεσθαι, S. El. 302, etc.; καταφυγὴν π., for καταφεύγειν, Antipho 1.4; ἀγῶνα π., for ἀγωνίζεσθαι, Th. 2.89; π. λόγον [τινός ] make account of . ., Hdt. 7.156; but τοὺς λόγους π. hold a conference, Th. 1.128; also simply for λέγειν, Lys. 25.2, cf. Pl. R. 527a, etc.; also π. δι' ἀγγέλου, π. διὰ χρηστηρίων, communicate by a messenger, an oracle, Hdt. 6.4, 8.134 .
III with Adj. as predic., make, render so and so, ποιῆσαί τινα ἄφρονα make one senseless, Od. 23.12; [ δῶρα] ὄλβια ποιεῖν make them blest, i.e. prosper them, 13.42, cf. Il. 12.30; τοὺς Μήδους ἀσθενεῖς π. X. Cyr. 1.5.2, etc.; χρήσιμον ἐξ ἀχρήστου π. Pl. R. 411b: with a Subst., ποιῆσαι ἀθύρματα make into playthings, Il. 15.363; ποιεῖν τινα βασιλῆα Od. 1.387; ταμίην ἀνέμων 10.21; γέροντα 16.456; ἄκοιτίν τινι Il. 24.537; γαμβρὸν ἑόν Hes. Th. 818; [ μύρμηκας] ἄνδρας π. [καὶ] γυναῖκας Id. Fr. 76.5; πολιήτας π. τινάς Hdt. 7.156; Ἀθηναῖον π. τινά Th. 2.29, etc.; π. τινὰ παράδειγμα Isoc. 4.39: hence, appoint, instal, τὸν Μωϋσῆν καὶ τὸν Ἀαρών LXX 1 Kings 12:6; δώδεκα Mark 3:14 : — Med., ποιεῖσθαί τινα ἑταῖρον make him one's friend, Hes. Op. 707, cf. 714; π. τινὰ ἄλοχον or ἄκοιτιν take her to oneself as wife, Il. 3.409, 9.397, cf. Od. 5.120, etc.; π. τινὰ παῖδα make him one's son, i.e. adopt him as son, Il. 9.495, etc.; θετὸν παῖδα π. adopt a son, Hdt. 6.57: without υἱόν, adopt, ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἦσαν αὐτῷ παῖδες ἄρρενες, π. Λεωκράτη D. 41.3, cf. 39.6,33, 44.25, Pl. Lg. 923c, etc.; π. τινὰ θυγατέρα Hdt. 4.180: generally, ἅπαντας ἢ σῦς ἠὲ λύκους π. Od. 10.433; π. τινὰ πολίτην Isoc. 9.54; μαθητήν Pl. Cra. 428b; τὰ κρέα π. εὔτυκα Hdt. 1.119; τὰ ἔπεα ἀπόρρητα π. making them a secret, Id. 9.45, etc.; also ἑωυτοῦ ποιέεται τὸ . . ἔργον makes it his own, Id. 1.129; μηδ' ἃ μὴ 'θιγες ποιοῦ σεαυτῆς S. Ant. 547 . put in a certain place or condition, etc., ἐμοὶ Ζεὺς . . ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ὧδε νόημα ποίησ' Od. 14.274; σφῶϊν ὧδε θεῶν τις ἐνὶ φρεσὶ ποιήσειεν Il. 13.55; αἲ γὰρ τοῦτο θεοὶ ποιήσειαν ἐπὶ νόον νησιώτῃσι Hdt. 1.27, cf. 71; ἐν αἰσχύνῃ π. τὴν πόλιν D. 18.136; τὰς ναῦς ἐπὶ τοῦ ξηροῦ π. Th. 1.109; ἔξω κεφαλὴν π. Hdt. 5.33; ἔξω βελῶν τὴν τάξιν π. X. Cyr. 4.1.3; ἐμαυτὸν ὡς πορρωτάτω π. τῶν ὑποψιῶν Isoc. 3.37; of troops, form them, ὡς ἂν κράτιστα . . X. An. 5.2.11, cf. 3.4.21; in politics, ἐς ὀλίγους τὰς ἀρχὰς π. Th. 8.53; and in war, π. Γετταλίαν ὑπὸ Φιλίππῳ bring it under his power, D. 18.48; μήτε τοὺς νόμους μήθ' ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τοῖς λέγουσι π. Id. 58.61: —
ποιέω , -ῶ ,
[in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for H6213;]
1. to make, produce, create, cause: c. acc rei, Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 9:11, Acts 9:39, Romans 9:20, al.; of God as Creator (c. acc pers. also), Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Luke 11:40 Acts 4:24, Hebrews 1:2, al.; like Heb. H6213, absol. = ἐργάζομαι , to work, Matthew 20:12 (cf. Ruth 2:19; so AV, but v. infr.), Revelation 13:5, R, mg. (but v. infr.); σκάνδαλα , Romans 16:17; εἰρήνην , Ephesians 2:15, James 3:18; ἐπίστασιν , Acts 24:12; συστροφήν , Acts 23:12; c. acc rei et dat. pers., Luke 1:68, Acts 15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν Papyri (cl. ὁ . ποιεῖσθαι ), to go on, advance, Mark 2:23; πόλεμον , Revelation 11:7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν , Luke 18:7-8; ἐνέδραν , Acts 25:3; κρίσιν , John 5:27, Judges 1:15; ἔργα , John 5:36, al.; σημεῖα (τέρατα καὶ σ .), John 2:23 and freq., Acts 2:22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι : μονήν , John 14:23; πορείαν , Luke 13:22; κοινωνίαν , Romans 15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον , Mark 6:21, al.; δοχήν , Luke 5:29; Luke 14:13; γάμους , Matthew 22:2; of time, to spend (cl.) : ιιραν , Matthew 20:12, RV (but v. supr. and cf. McN, in l); μῆνας , Revelation 13:5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in I.; but v. supr.); ἐνιαυτόν , James 4:13; c. acc seq. ἐκ , John 2:15, al.; c. acc et acc pred., Matthew 3:3; Matthew 12:16, Mark 1:3; Mark 3:12, John 5:11, al.; c. adv., καλῶς , Mark 7:37; ἑορτὴν Papyri (Dem., Exodus 23:16, al.), Acts 18:21, Rec.; πάσχα , Matthew 26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job 42:8, 1 Kings 11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε , Luke 22:19, but v. Abbott, Essays, 110 ff.); seq. ἵνα (WM, 422 f.; M, Pr., 228), John 11:37, Colossians 4:16, Revelation 3:9.
2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., c. adv., καλῶς Papyri, Matthew 12:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37-38, James 2:19; id. seq. ptcp. (cl.; v. M, Pr., 228), Acts 10:33, Philippians 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19, 3 John 1:6; οὕτως , Matthew 24:46, Luke 9:15, al.; ὡς (καθώς ), Matthew 1:24; Matthew 21:6, al.; ὁμοίως , Luke 3:11; ὡσαύτως , Matthew 20:5; c. ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα , 1 Timothy 1:13; c. acc rei : τί interrog., Matthew 12:3, Mark 2:25, Luke 6:2, al.; τοῦτο , Matthew 13:23, Mark 5:32, Luke 22:19 (WH om.; v. supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Romans 7:20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ . νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), John 7:19, Galatians 5:3 (cf. in LXX, Joshua 22:5, 1 Chronicles 22:12, al.); τ . ἐντολάς , Matthew 5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ . δικαιοσύνην , Matthew 6:1, al.; τ . ἀλήθειαν , John 3:21, al., etc.; c. dupl. acc, Matthew 27:22, Mark 15:12; c. acc rei et dat. pers. (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Matthew 7:12, Mark 5:19-20 Luke 1:49, John 9:26, al.
SYN.: πράσσω G4238, q.v. The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr-., Syn., § xcvi; Westc. on John 3:21; ICC on Romans 1:32).
† εὐ -ποιέω , ῶ ,
= εὖ ποιέω ,
to do good (whence εὐποιία , q.v.): εὐποιῆσαι , Mark 14:7 B (also Isaiah 41:23 B, al.; v. Nestle, in Exp. T., xxiii, 7).†
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";go forward,"; ";advance,"; as in Mark 1:19, is seen in BGU IV. 1209.10 (B.C. 23) ἐπεὶ οὖν σὺν θεοῖς οὐδὲν μὲν προβέβη (κεν), PSI I. 50.15 (iv/v A.D.) καὶ προβῇ τὸ ἔργον τῆς μικρᾶς ξενίας τῆς περὶ τὴν ληνόν.
For the metaph. use of ";advance"; in years, cf. P Par 15.62 (B.C. 120) ἔτι δὲ καὶ προβεβηκότος ἤδη τοῖς ἔτεσι, and similarly P Tor I. 1vii. 29 (B.C. 116) : cf. Luke 1:7; Luke 1:18; Luke 2:36, where however ἐν is added before the datives.
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