“to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pluperf., πεποιήκειν, to make, form, construct, Mt. 17:4; Mk. 9:5; Jn. 2:15; of God, to create, Mt. 19:4; Acts 4:24; to make, prepare a feast, etc., Mt. 22:2; Mk. 6:21; met. to make, establish, ratify, a covenant, Heb. 8:9; to make, assume, consider, regard, Mt. 12:33; to make, effect, bring to pass, cause to take place, do, accomplish, Mt. 7:22; 21:21; Mk. 3:8; 6:5; 7:37; met. to perfect, accomplish, fulfil, put in execution a purpose, promise, etc., Lk. 16:4; 19:48; to cause, make, Mt. 5:32; Jn. 11:37; Acts 24:12; to make gain, gain, acquire, Mt. 25:16; Lk. 19:18; to get, procure, Lk. 12:33; to make, to cause to be or become a thing, Mt. 21:13; 23:15; to use, treat, Lk. 15:19; to make, constitute, appoint to some office, Mt. 4:19; Mk. 3:14; to make, declare to be, 1 Jn. 1:10; 5:10; to do, to perform, execute, practise, act, Mt. 5:46, 47, 6:2, 3; to commit evil, Mt. 13:41; 27:23; to be devoted to, follow, practise, Jn. 3:21; 5:29; Rom. 3:12; to do, execute, fulfil, keep, observe, obey, precepts, etc., Mt. 1:24; 5:19; 7:21, 24, 26; to bring evil upon, inflict, Acts 9:13; to keep, celebrate a festival, Mt. 26:18; to institute the celebration of a festival, Heb. 11:28; ποιεῖν τινα ἔχω, to cause to leave a place, i.q. ἔχω ἄγειν, to lead or conduct out, Acts 5:34; to pass, spend time, continue for a time, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:33; 18:23; Jas. 4:13; to bear, as trees, yield, produce, Mt. 3:8, 10; 7:17, 18, 19; with a substantive or adjective it forms a periphrasis for the verb corresponding to the noun or adjective, e.g. δῆλον ποιεῖν, i.q. δηλοῦν, to make manifest, betray, Mt. 26:73; ἐκδίκησιν ποιεῖν, i.q. ἐδικεῖν, to vindicate, avenge, Lk. 18:7, 8; ἔκθετον ποιεῖν, i.q. ἐκτιθέναι, to expose infants, Acts 7:19; ἐνέδραν ποιεῖν, i.q. ἐνεδρεύειν, to lie in wait, Acts 25:3; ἐξουσίαν ποιεῖν, i.q. ἐξουσιάζειν, to exercise power or authority, Rev. 13:12; κρίσιν ποιεῖν, i.q. κρίνειν, to judge, act as judge, Jn. 5:27; λύτρωσιν ποιεῖν, i.q. λυτροῦν, to deliver, set free, Lk. 1:68; μονὴν ποιεῖν, i.q. μένειν, to remain, dwell, Jn. 14:23; πόλεμον ποιεῖν, i.q. πολεμεῖν, to make or wage war, fight, Rev. 11:7; συμβούλιον ποιεῖν, i.q. συμβουλεύεσθαι, to consult together, deliberate, Mk. 3:6; συνωμοσίαν ποιεῖν, i.q. συνομνύναι, and συστροφὴν ποιεῖν, i.q. συστρέφεσθαι, to conspire together, form a conspiracy, Acts 23:12, 13; φανερὸν ποιεῖν, i.q. φανεροῦν, to make known, betray, Mt. 12:16; ἀναβολὴν ποῖεσθαι, i.q. ἀναβάλλεσθαι, to delay, procrastinate, Acts 25:17; βέβαιον ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. βεβαιοῦν, to confirm, render firm and sure, 2 Pet. 1:10; δεήσεις ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. δεῖσθαι, to pray, offer prayer, Lk. 5:33; ἐκβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. ἐκβάλλειν, to cast out, throw overboard, Acts 27:18; καθαρισμὸν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. καθαρίζειν, to cleanse from sin, Heb. 1:3; κοινωνίαν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. κοινωνεῖν, to communicate in liberality, bestow alms, Rom. 15:26; κοπετὸν ποιεῖν, i.q. κόπτεσθαι, to lament, bewail, Acts 8:2; λόγον ποιεῖσθαι, to regard, make account of, Acts 20:24; μνείαν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. μνησθῆναι, to call to mind, Rom. 1:9; μνήμην ποιεῖσθαι, to remember, retain in memory, 2 Pet. 1:15; πορείαν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. πορεύεσθαι, to go, journey, travel, Lk. 13:22; πρόνοιαν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. προνοεῖσθαι, to take care of, provide for, Rom. 13:14; σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι, to act with diligence and earnestness, Jude 3
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Etymology
apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary;
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4 of 586
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”