ποιέω poiéō

Meaning

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

In the King James Version: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield

Derivation: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary;

Where it is used

• Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
• Luke 1:51 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
• Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
• Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
• Luke 2:27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
• Luke 2:48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
• Luke 3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
• Luke 3:8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
• Luke 3:9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
• Luke 3:10 The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
• Luke 3:11 John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
• Luke 3:12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
• Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
• Luke 3:19 But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
• Luke 4:23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
• Luke 5:6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
• Luke 5:29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
• Luke 5:33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
• Luke 5:34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
• Luke 6:2 But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
• Luke 6:3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• Luke 6:10 And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
• Luke 6:11 But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
• Luke 6:23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
• Luke 6:26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
• Luke 6:27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
• Luke 6:33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
• Luke 6:43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
• Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
• Luke 6:47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
• Luke 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
• Luke 7:8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
• Luke 8:8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
• Luke 8:21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
• Luke 8:39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
• Luke 9:10 Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
• Luke 9:15 They did so, and everyone was seated.
• Luke 9:33 As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
• Luke 9:43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
• Luke 9:54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
• Luke 10:25 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Luke 10:28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
• Luke 10:37 “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
• Luke 11:40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
• Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
• Luke 12:4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
• Luke 12:17 So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
• Luke 12:18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
• Luke 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Luke 12:43 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
• Luke 12:47 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
• Luke 12:48 But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
• Luke 13:9 If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
• Luke 13:22 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
• Luke 14:12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
• Luke 14:13 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
• Luke 14:16 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
• Luke 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
• Luke 15:21 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’