Strong's Greek · G4160
ποιέω
poiéō
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
Definition
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Derivation
apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary;
Appears 567 times in Scripture
“If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?”
““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
“And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?”
“When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.”
“This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’””
“So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
“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.”
“Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.”
“But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).