ποιέω, -ῶ, [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ;] 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mt 17,4, Mk 9,5, J 9,11, Dz 9,39, Rz 9,20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mt 19,4, Mk 10,6, Łk 11,40, Dz 4,24, Hbr 1,2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mt 20,12 (cf. Rt 2,19 so AV, but see infr.), Ap 13,5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rz 16,17 εἰρεήνην, Ef 2,15, Jk 3,18; ἐπίστασιν, Dz 24,12 συστροφήν, Dz 23,12 with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Łk 1,68, Dz 15,3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν π. (cl. ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mk 2,23 πόλεμον, Ap 11,7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Łk 18,7, 8; ἐνέδραν, Dz 25,3 κρίσιν, J 5,27, Ju 15; ἔργα, J 5,36, al.; (σημεῖα), J 2,23 and freq., Dz 2,22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, J 14,23 πορείαν, Łk 13,22 κοινωνίαν, Rz 15,26 of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mk 6,21, al.; δοχήν, Łk 5,29; 14,13; γάμους, Mt 22,2 of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Mt 20,12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Ap 13,5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, Jk 4,13 with accusative before ἐκ, J 2,15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Mt 3,3; 12,16, Mk 1,3; 3,12, J 5,11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mk 7,37 ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Wj 23,16, al.), Dz 18,21, Rec.; πάσχα, Mt 26,18 to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Hi 42,8, 1 Krl 11,33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Łk 22,19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), J 11,37, Kol 4,16, Ap 3,9. 2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Mt 12,12, 1 Kor 7,37.38 Jk 2,19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), Dz 10,33, Flp 4,14, 2 P 1,19, 3 J 6; οὕτως, Mt 24,46, Łk 9,15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Mt 1,24; 2,16, al.; ὁμοίως, Łk 3,11 ὡσαύτως, Mt 20,5 with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1 Tm 1,13 with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Mt 12,3, Mk 2,25, Łk 6,2, al.; τοῦτο, Mt 13,28, Mk 5,32, Łk 22,19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Rz 7,20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), J 7,19, Ga 5,3 (cf. in LXX, Joz 22,5, 1 Krn 22,12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Mt 5,19 similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mt 6,1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, J 3,21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Mt 27,22, Mk 15,12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Mt 7,12, Mk 5,19.20 Łk 1,49, J 9,26, al. SYN.: πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr., Syn., §xcvi; Westc. on J 3,21 ICC on Rz 1,32). (AS)