to bring evil upon, inflict, Ac. 9.13; to keep, celebrate a festival, Mat. 26.18; to institute the celebration of a festival, He. 11.28; ποιεῖν τινα ἔξω, to cause to leave a place, i.q. ἐξω ἄγειν, to lead or conduct out, Ac. 5.34; to pass, spend time, continue for a time, Mat. 20.12. Ac. 15.33; 18.23. Ja. 1.10; to bear, as trees, yield, produce, Mar. 3.8, 10; 7.17, 18, 19; with a substantive or adjective it forms a periphrasis for the verb corresponding to the noun or adjective, e.g. δῆλον ποιείν, i.q. δηλοῦν, to make manifest, betray, Mat. 26.73; ἐκδίκησιν π., i.q. ἐκδικεῖν, to vindicate, avenge, Lu. 18.7, 8; ἔκθετον π., i.q. ἐκτιθέναι, to expose infants, Ac. 7.19; ἐνέδραν π., i.e. ἐνεδρεύειν, to lie in wait, Ac. 25.3; ἐξουσίαν, π., i.e. ἐξουσιάζειν, to exercise power or authority, Re. 13.12; κρίσιν π., i.q. κρίνειν, to judge, act as judge, Jno. 5.27; λύτπωσιν π., i.q. λυτροῦν, to deliver, set free, Lu. 1.68; μονὴν π. i.q. μένειν, to remain, dwell, Jno. 14.23; πόλεμον π., i.q. πολεμεῖν, to make or wage war, fight, Re. 11.7; συμβούλιον π., i.q. συμβουλεύσθαι, to consult together, deliberate, Mat. 3.6; συνωμοσίαν π., i.q. συνομνύναι, & συστροφὴν π., i.q. συστρέφεσθαι, to conspire together, form a conspiracy, Ac. 23.12, 13; φανερὸν π., i.q. φανεροῦν, to make known, betray, Mat. 12.16; ἀναβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, i.q. ἀναβάλλεσθαι, to delay, procrastinate, Ac. 25.17; βέβαιον π., i.q. βεβαιοῦν, to confirm, render firm and sure, 2 Pe. 1.10; δεήσεις π., i.q. δεῖσθαι, to pray, offer prayer, Lu. 5.33; ἐκβολὴν π., i.q. ἐκβάλλειν, to cast out, throw overboard, Ac. 27.18; καθαρισμὸν π., i.e. καθαρίζειν, to cleanse from sin, He. 1.3; κοινωνίαν π., i.q. κοινωνεῖν, to communicate in liberality, bestow alms, Ro. 15.26; κοπετὸν π., i.q. κόπτεσθαι, to lament, bewail, Ac. 8.2; λόγον π., to regard, make account of, Ac. 20.24; μνείαν π., i.q. μνησθῆναι, to call to mind, Ro. 1.9; μνήμην π., to remember, retain in memory, 2 Pe. 1.15; πορείαν π., i.q. πορεύεσθαι, to go, journey, travel, Lu. 13.22; πρόνοιαν π., i.q. προνοεῖσθαι, to take care of, provide for, Ro. 13.14; σπουδὴν π., i.e. σπουδάζειν, to act with diligence and earnestness, Jude 3: whence Ποίημα, ατος, τό, that which is made or done; a work, workmanship, creation, Ro. 1.20; met. Ep. 2.10. Ποίησις, εως, ἡ, a making; an acting, doing, performance; observance of a law, Ja. 1.25. Ποιητής, οῦ, ὁ, a maker; the maker or author of a song or poem, a poet, Ac. 17.28; a doer; a performer of the enactments of a law, Ro. 2.13, et al. Ποικίλος, ἡ, ον, of various colours, variegated, chequered; various, diverse, manifold, Mat. 4.24, et al. (ῐ.) Ποιμαίνω, f. ανῶ, a.1. ἐποίμᾱνα, to feed, pasture, tend a flock, Lu. 17.7. 1 Co. 9.7; trop. to nourish, promote the interest of, Jude 12; met. to tend, direct, superintend, Mat. 2.6. Jno. 21.16, et al.; to rule, Re. 2.27: from Ποιμήν, ένος, ὁ,