#31 · 576× in the NT · verb
ποιέω
I do, I make
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In the NT
ἐγὼ τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτῷ ποιῶ πάντοτε
I always do the things that please him
John 8:29 · dictionary form
ταύτην ἐποίησεν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων ὁ Ἰησοῦς
this, the first of the signs, Jesus did
John 2:11 · 3sg aorist
οὐ δύναται ὁ υἱὸς ποιεῖν ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ οὐδέν
the Son can do nothing from himself
John 5:19 · present infinitive
Morphology
Present active contract (-έω) · 1sg ποιῶ in running text
Principal parts: ποιέω, ποιήσω, ἐποίησα, πεποίηκα, πεποίημαι, ἐποιήθην. Uncontracted ποιέω is the dictionary form; the NT writes ποιῶ.
Contract -έω: 1sg is ποιῶ in the text, ποιέω in the lexicon. Aorist ἐποίησα / ἐποίησεν. Infinitive ποιεῖν.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 17, pp. 171–186 (contract verbs)
- Smyth §385
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 3, p. 25 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.