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Strong's G4161 ποίημα (poiema)

Poiema means “thing that is made” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4161 — motsa (“East”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4161
Language Greek
Linked Usages 29
Books 9

Strong's G4161 Quick Answer

Strong's G4161 ποίημα (poiema) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. poiema (poy'-ay-mah) n. 1. a product, i.e. fabric {literally or figuratively} It has 29 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include things and workmanship. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
poiema (poy'-ay-mah) n. 1. a product, i.e. fabric {literally or figuratively}
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
things and workmanship

Meaning and Definition

poiema (poy'-ay-mah) n. 1. a product, i.e. fabric {literally or figuratively} [from G4160] KJV: thing that is made, workmanship Root(s): G4160

Original Word
ποίημα
Transliteration
poiema
Derivation
Root: ποιέω R1: 4160
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4161. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

workmanship

Usage: ποίημα, -τος, τό (ποιέω), [in LXX chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה (frequently in Ec) ;] that which is made or done, a work: Rom.1:20, Eph.2:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4161 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render poiema, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

things Romans 1:20 workmanship Ephesians 2:10

How Strong's G4161 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 27 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4161 (ποίημα) appears 29 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4161 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4161 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Romans 1:20 KJV

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Ephesians 2:10 KJV

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Strong's G4161 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 13:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And Manoah said, Now shall thy word come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and our dealings with him?

1 Kingdoms 8:8 Septuagint / Brenton

According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even as they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to thee.

1 Kingdoms 19:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jonathan spoke favorably concerning David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against thy servant David, for he has not sinned against thee, and his deeds are very good.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4161.

Judges 13:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Manoah said, Now shall thy word come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and our dealings with him?
1 Kingdoms 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even as they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to thee.
1 Kingdoms 19:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan spoke favorably concerning David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against thy servant David, for he has not sinned against thee, and his deeds are very good.
Ezra 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
Nehemiah 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
Psalms 63:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every man was alarmed, And they related the works of God, And understood his deeds.
Psalms 91:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad with thy work: And in the operations of thy hands will I exult.
Psalms 142:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I remembered the days of old; And I meditated on all thy doings: Yea, I meditated on the works of thy hands.
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I beheld all the works That were wrought under the sun; And, behold, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I looked on all my works Which my hands had wrought, And on my labor which I labored to perform: And, behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, And there is no advantage under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I hated life; Because the work that was wrought under the sun Was evil before me: For all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: He has also set the whole world in their heart, That man might not find out The work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: For there is a time there for every action And for every work.
Ecclesiastes 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw that there was no good, But that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, For it is his portion, For who shall bring him to see anything of that which shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Better also than both these Is he who has not yet been, Who has not seen all the evil work That is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw all labor, And all the diligent work, That this is a man’s envy from his neighbor. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; And say not in the presence of God, It was an error: Lest God be angry at thy voice, And destroy the works of thy hands.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold the works of God: For who shall be able to straighten Him whom God has made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I saw all this, And I applied my heart to every work That has been done under the sun; All the things wherein man has power Over man to afflict him.
Ecclesiastes 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; That there are righteous persons to whom it happens According to the doing of the ungodly; And there are ungodly men, to whom it happens According to the doing of the just: I said, This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I beheld all the works of God, That a man shall not be able to discover The work which is wrought under the sun; Whatsoever things a man shall endeavor to seek, However a man may labor to seek it, Yet he shall not find it; Yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, He shall not be able to find it: For I applied all this to my heart, And my heart has seen all this.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go, eat thy bread with mirth, And drink thy wine with a joyful heart; For now God has favorably accepted thy works.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whatsoever thy hand shall find to do, Do with all thy might; For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, Nor wisdom, in Hades whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: As the bones are hidden in the womb of a pregnant woman, So thou shalt not know the works of God, Even all things whatsoever he shall do.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For God will bring every work into judgment, With everything that has been overlooked, Whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Isaiah 29:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall ye not be counted as clay of the potter? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Thou didst not form me? or the work to the maker, Thou hast not made me wisely?
Romans 1:20 New Testament, KJV
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Ephesians 2:10 New Testament, KJV
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4161, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G4161 FAQ

What does poiema (ποίημα) mean?

Poiema (Strong's G4161) is a Greek word most simply glossed "thing that is made". poiema (poy'-ay-mah) n. 1. a product, i.e. fabric {literally or figuratively}

How many times is poiema (ποίημα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's G4161 across 9 books.

Where can I study poiema (ποίημα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4161 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate poiema (ποίημα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as things and workmanship. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4161 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4161, with linked reader references where each row is available.