ἐποίησα
epoiesa
did
apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω.
John 13:15 · Word #8
Lexicon G4160
| Lemma | ποιέω |
| Transliteration | poiéō |
| Strong's | G4160 |
| In-context | did |
| Literal | I-did-made |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ποιέω |
| Strong's | G4160 |
SIBI-P1 G4160-03
I was making / I was doing
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, first person singular. The speaker describes an action he himself was carrying out in past time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root ποιέω centers on the act of making or doing. The morphology (imperfect active indicative, first person singular) indicates a past, ongoing action performed by the speaker, so "I was making / I was doing" preserves both the verbal force of active agency and the imperfect aspect of continued past action. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ποιέω (to make, to do, to perform, to produce, to bring about, to cause)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4160-01 |
epoiei | he was making |
G4160-04 |
epoiesamen | we made / I made for myself |
G4160-05 |
epoiesan | they were doing |
Word Usage (568 occurrences of G4160)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 1:24 | ἐποίησεν | epoiesen | did |
| Matthew 3:3 | ποιεῖτε | poieite | make |
| Matthew 3:8 | ποιήσατε | poiesate | bear |