noun · neuter

poiēmem

Greekποίημα (poiēma)

Strong’sG4161

a thing made

stem poiēm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

made1×workmanship1×

What it means

ποίημα, -τος, τό

(< ποιέω), [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה (freq. in Ec);]

that which is made or done, a work: Ro 1:20, Eph 2:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4161 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpoy'-ay-mah

a product, i.e. fabric (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G4160;

King Jamesthing that is made, workmanship.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	poiēmem1×ποίημα	poiēmeim
of, belonging to genitive	poiēmeu	poiēmeiu
to, for dative	poiēme	poiēmei1×ποιήμασιν

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

poiēmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

poiēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

poiēmem“workmanship”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Ephesians 2:10“workmanship”autou gar anō poiēmem, ktiziratois en Christo Iēso epi ergei agathei hei proetoimazata tos theos hina en autei peripataneia.For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

poiēmei“made”to, fordative plural1×

Romans 1:20“made”teim gar aorateim autou apo ktisiau kosmou tei poiēmei noirōteim kathoritō, tas tē aidias autou dunamias kai theiotas, eis tem arō autoin anapologētoin,For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.