Greek · G1097, G5101, G4160 · unreviewed
ἔγνων τί ποιήσω
To know · an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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γινώσκω G1097 to know
Pronunciation ginṓskō
Know through experience and observation, distinct from οἶδα which is reflective knowing based on intuition or information
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τίς G5101 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Pronunciation tís
Direct question marker functioning as substantive, adjective, or adverb; rhetorical form often implies negation.
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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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What does ἔγνων τί ποιήσω (egnōn ti poiēsō) mean in the Bible?
γινώσκω · τίς · ποιέω is a Greek word meaning "I know what I will do".
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Meaning
I know what I will do
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 140×
Present Active Matt 16:3 · Matt 24:32 · Matt 24:33 · Mark 13:28 · Luke 21:30 · John 8:43 · John 13:12 · John 14:7 · John 14:17 · John 15:18 · Acts 20:34 · 2 Cor 8:9 · Phil 2:22 · Heb 13:23 · 1 John 2:29 · 1 John 4:2 52×
Aorist Active Matt 21:45 · Matt 24:39 · Mark 12:12 · Luke 2:43 · Luke 20:19 · John 7:26 · John 8:27 · John 10:6 · John 12:16 · John 16:3 · John 17:8 · John 17:25 · Acts 17:13 · Rom 3:17 · 1 Cor 2:8 · Heb 3:10 42×
Perfect Active John 6:69 · John 8:52 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 1 John 2:3 · 1 John 3:16 · 1 John 4:16 · John 8:55 · 1 John 2:13 · 1 John 2:14 · 1 Cor 2:8 · 1 Cor 2:11 · 1 John 3:6 · John 5:42 · 1 John 2:4 · John 14:9 · John 17:7 17×
Future Middle Mark 4:13 · John 8:28 · John 8:32 · John 14:20 · 2 Cor 13:6 · John 13:35 · Acts 21:24 · Rev 2:23 · Luke 1:18 · 1 Cor 4:19 · John 7:17 · John 13:7 · 1 John 3:19 13×
Imperfect Active Matt 1:25 · Mark 15:10 · Luke 7:39 · John 2:25 · Luke 18:34 5×
Future Passive Matt 10:26 · Luke 12:2 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Cor 14:9 4×
Pluperfect Active Matt 12:7 · John 14:7 2×
Present Passive Matt 12:33 · Luke 6:44 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 24:35 · Acts 9:24 2×
Perfect Passive 1 Cor 8:3 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 18×
Aorist Active Matt 13:11 · Mark 7:24 · Luke 8:10 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 17:19 · Acts 17:20 · Acts 21:34 · Acts 22:14 · Acts 22:30 · 1 Cor 2:14 · 1 Cor 8:2 · Eph 3:19 · Phil 3:10 · 1 Thess 3:5 · Jas 2:20 15×
Present Active John 2:24 · Phil 1:12 2×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 8:2 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 30×
Aorist Active Matt 12:15 · Matt 16:8 · Matt 22:18 · Matt 26:10 · Mark 8:17 · Mark 15:45 · Luke 12:47 · Luke 12:48 · John 5:6 · John 6:15 · Acts 23:6 · Phil 2:19 · Mark 6:38 · Luke 9:11 · Rom 1:21 · Gal 2:9 18×
Present Active Rom 6:6 · Eph 5:5 · Heb 10:34 · Jas 1:3 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 3:3 · John 7:49 · 1 John 4:6 · Rom 7:1 9×
Present Passive 2 Cor 3:2 1×
Aorist Passive Gal 4:9 1×
Perfect Active 2 John 1:1 1×
Imperative command or strong request 14×
Present Active Matt 24:43 · Mark 13:29 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 12:39 · Luke 21:31 · Gal 3:7 · Matt 9:30 · Acts 2:36 · Jas 5:20 · 2 Tim 3:1 10×
Aorist Active Matt 6:3 · Luke 21:20 · Heb 8:11 3×
Aorist Passive Phil 4:5 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 19×
Aorist Active Mark 5:43 · Mark 9:30 · Luke 19:15 · John 7:51 · John 11:57 · John 14:31 · John 10:38 · John 19:4 · 2 Cor 2:4 · Eph 6:22 · Col 4:8 · 2 Cor 2:9 · Rev 3:3 · Rev 3:9 14×
Present Active John 10:38 · John 17:3 · John 17:23 · 1 John 5:20 4×
Aorist Passive Luke 8:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed
+512 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 8 — The Scattered Church Carries Christ Beyond Jerusalem Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ
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