Strong G4161ποίημα

workmanship

Transliteration
poiēma
Pronunciation
poy'-ay-mah
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G4160; a product that is fabric (literally or figuratively): - thing that is made workmanship.

Detailed definition

ποίημα, -τος, τό
(ποιέω), [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה (frequently in Ec);]
that which is made or done, a work: Rom.1:20, Eph.2:10.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4161 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • made1
  • workmanship1

First verses

  1. Romans 1:20
    For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
  2. Ephesians 2:10
    For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ποί-ημα, ατος, τό,
(ποιέω) anything made or done: hence,
I work, π. χρύσεα, χάλκεα καὶ σιδήρεα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.5, 7.84, compare 2.135; Γλαύκου τοῦ Χίου π. [prev. author] 1.25)]; of the works of Daedalus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 97e)]; π. ἐραστοῦ a lover's invention, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 474e)]; product, of land formed by silting-up of rivers, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 5.6.4 (_plural_).)]
I.2 poem, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 186, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 60d, “Ly.” 221d; τὰ μετὰ μέτρου π. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.7, 15.45; π. εἰς τὰς Μούσας “IG” 7.1773.17 (Thespiae, 2nd c.AD))]: plural, of single verses, ={ἔπη}, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 1.41, “Comp.” 3.)]
I.2.b poetical, especially metrical, form, περὶ ποιήματος, title of work by Hephaestio.
I.3 fiction, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 5.6.5 (_plural_).)]
I.4 onomatopoeic word, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus see at {μάματα}.)]
II deed, act, opposed to πάθημα, [LXX+6th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 437b (_plural_), “Sph.” 248b; π. πονηρά LXX.2Esd.9.13. (Written ποιϝήματα (in signification 1.1) in “Mnemos.” 57.208 (Argos, 6th c.BC).))]