#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.