"a maker; the maker or author of a song or poem, a poet, Acts 17:28; a doer; a performer of the enactments of a law, Rom. 2:13"
Definition and meaning
a maker; the maker or author of a song or poem, a poet, Acts 17:28; a doer; a performer of the enactments of a law, Rom. 2:13
In the original Greek the word is written: ποιητής
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of poietes (G4163) across the King James Bible.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
But 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.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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Common questions
Strong's G4163 (poietes) is a Greek word that means: a maker; the maker or author of a song or poem, a poet, Acts 17:28; a doer; a performer of the enactments of a law, Rom. 2:13 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word poietes (G4163) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4163 is poietes, a Greek word defined as: a maker; the maker or author of a song or poem, a poet, Acts 17:28; a doer; a performer of the enactments of a law, Rom. 2:13. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
poietes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.