Strong G4162ποίησις
he did
- Transliteration
- poiēsis
- Pronunciation
- poy'-ay-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G4160; action that is performance (of the law): - deed.
Detailed definition
ποίησις, -εως, ἡ
(ποιέω) [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה and cognate forms;]
1. a making (Hdt., Thuc., al.).
2. a doing (Sir.19:18 51:19): Jas.1:25.†
(AS)
(ποιέω) [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה and cognate forms;]
1. a making (Hdt., Thuc., al.).
2. a doing (Sir.19:18 51:19): Jas.1:25.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4162 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- deed1
First verses
- James 1:25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ποί-ησις, εως, ἡ,
fabrication, creation, production, opposed to πρᾶξις (action, see [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1140a2, “Pol.” 1254a5), [μύρου] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.22; νεῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.2, etc.; ἡ τῶν ζῴων π. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 197a; ἡ τῶν μελῶν π. [prev. author] “Grg.” 449d; μίμησις π. τίς ἐστιν, εἰδώλων μέντοι [prev. author] “Sph.” 265b, etc.; αἱ ὑπὸ πάσαις ταῖς τέχναις ἐργασίαι ποιήσεις εἰσί [prev. author] “Smp.” 205b.)]
2 of Poetry, ἡ τῶν διθυράμβων π., τῆς τραγῳδίας, τῶν ἐπῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 145.10, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 502a, 502b, “R.” 394c)]: absolutely, art of poetry, οἱ ἐν π. γενόμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.82, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 868, etc.; οὕτως.. ἀταλαιπώρως ἡ π. διέκειτο [prev. author] “fragment” 254)]; οἱ ἄκροι τῆς π. ἑκατέρας, i.e. tragedy and comedy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 152e; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη π. [prev. author] “Phdr.” 245a; π. ψιλὴ ἢ ἐν ᾠδῇ [prev. work] 278c.)]
2.b poetic composition, poem, ἐς ποίησιν ἐσενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.23, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.10, etc.; περὶ ὧν Ὅμηρος τὴν π. πεποίηκεν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 531d: _plural_, [prev. author] “Lg.” 829e.)]
II ={εἰσποίησις}, adoption, in plural, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 7.1, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.7, +others)]; κατὰ ποίησιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. passage], “Michel” 836.5 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC))]; ποιήσει υἱοί [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.7; τῇ παρ᾽ ὑμῶν π. πολίτης 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.30.)]
II.2 in collective sense, those adopted, τῆς π. ἣν ἐκεῖνος ἐποιήσατο [Refs ([prev. author] 44.61.)]
III method of procedure, in Magic, [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.1248.)]
fabrication, creation, production, opposed to πρᾶξις (action, see [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1140a2, “Pol.” 1254a5), [μύρου] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.22; νεῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.2, etc.; ἡ τῶν ζῴων π. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 197a; ἡ τῶν μελῶν π. [prev. author] “Grg.” 449d; μίμησις π. τίς ἐστιν, εἰδώλων μέντοι [prev. author] “Sph.” 265b, etc.; αἱ ὑπὸ πάσαις ταῖς τέχναις ἐργασίαι ποιήσεις εἰσί [prev. author] “Smp.” 205b.)]
2 of Poetry, ἡ τῶν διθυράμβων π., τῆς τραγῳδίας, τῶν ἐπῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 145.10, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 502a, 502b, “R.” 394c)]: absolutely, art of poetry, οἱ ἐν π. γενόμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.82, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 868, etc.; οὕτως.. ἀταλαιπώρως ἡ π. διέκειτο [prev. author] “fragment” 254)]; οἱ ἄκροι τῆς π. ἑκατέρας, i.e. tragedy and comedy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 152e; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη π. [prev. author] “Phdr.” 245a; π. ψιλὴ ἢ ἐν ᾠδῇ [prev. work] 278c.)]
2.b poetic composition, poem, ἐς ποίησιν ἐσενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.23, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.10, etc.; περὶ ὧν Ὅμηρος τὴν π. πεποίηκεν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 531d: _plural_, [prev. author] “Lg.” 829e.)]
II ={εἰσποίησις}, adoption, in plural, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 7.1, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.7, +others)]; κατὰ ποίησιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. passage], “Michel” 836.5 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC))]; ποιήσει υἱοί [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.7; τῇ παρ᾽ ὑμῶν π. πολίτης 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.30.)]
II.2 in collective sense, those adopted, τῆς π. ἣν ἐκεῖνος ἐποιήσατο [Refs ([prev. author] 44.61.)]
III method of procedure, in Magic, [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.1248.)]