ποιέωpoiéō

1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing, Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, John 9:11, Acts 9:39, Romans 9:20, and elsewhere; of God as Creator (with accusative of person also), Matthew 19:4, Mark 10:6, Luke 11:40, Acts 4:24, Hebrews 1:2, and elsewhere; like Heb. עשׂה, absolutely = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Matthew 20:12 (cf. Ruth 2:19; so AV, but see below), Revelation 13:5, R, margin (but see below); σκάνδαλα, Romans 16:17; εἰρήνην, Ephesians 2:15, James 3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Acts 24:12; συστροφήν, Acts 23:12; with accusative of thing et dative of person, Luke 1:68, Acts 15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cognate verb: ὁδόν π. (classical Greek ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mark 2:23; πόλεμον, Revelation 11:7, and elsewhere; ἐκδίκησιν, Luke 18:7, Luke 18:8; ἐνέδραν, Acts 25:3; κρίσιν, John 5:27, Jude 1:15; ἔργα, John 5:36, and elsewhere; σημεῖα (τέρατα καὶ σ.), John 2:23 and frequently, Acts 2:22, and elsewhere; so also middle ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, John 14:23; πορείαν, Luke 13:22; κοινωνίαν, Romans 15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mark 6:21, and elsewhere; δοχήν, Luke 5:29, Luke 14:13; γάμους, Matthew 22:2; of time, to spend (classical Greek): ὥραν, Matthew 20:12, RV (but see above and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Revelation 13:5, R, text; ἐνιαυτόν, James 4:13; with accusative followed by ἐκ, John 2:15, and elsewhere; with accusative et accusative predicate, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 12:16, Mark 1:3, Mark 3:12, John 5:11, and elsewhere; with adverb, καλῶς, Mark 7:37; ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Exodus 23:16, and elsewhere), Acts 18:21, Rec.; πάσχα, Matthew 26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., and elsewhere; Job 42:8, 1 Kings 11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luke 22:19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110 ff.); followed by ἵνα, John 11:37, Colossians 4:16, Revelation 3:9.

2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absolutely, with adverb, καλῶς π., Matthew 12:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 1 Corinthians 7:38, James 2:19; id. followed by participle, Acts 10:33, Philippians 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19, 3 John 1:6; οὕτως, Matthew 24:46, Luke 9:15, and elsewhere; ὡς (καθώς), Matthew 1:24, Matthew 21:6, and elsewhere; ὁμοίως, Luke 3:11; ὡσαύτως, Matthew 20:5; with participle, ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1 Timothy 1:13; with accusative of thing: τί interrog., Matthew 12:3, Mark 2:25, Luke 6:2, and elsewhere; τοῦτο, Matthew 13:28, Mark 5:32, Luke 22:19, Romans 7:20, and elsewhere; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in classical Greek, to make a law), John 7:19, Galatians 5:3 (cf. in LXX, Joshua 22:5, 1 Chronicles 22:12, and elsewhere); τ. ἐντολάς, Matthew 5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Matthew 6:1, and elsewhere; τ. ἀλήθειαν, John 3:21, and elsewhere, etc.; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 27:22, Mark 15:12; with accusative of thing et dative of person (commod., incomm.; rare in classical Greek), Matthew 7:12, Mark 5:19, Mark 5:20, Luke 1:49, John 9:26, and elsewhere