Lexicon
ποίημα
poiēma
G4161
G:N-N Greek

workmanship

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poiema refers to something made, shown of persons created in Christ and of works through which God’s invisible things are perceived.

The attested use presents something made: Ephesians 2:10 places it in the statement about persons created in Christ for good works, while Romans 1:20 uses the plural in the clause about works through which invisible things are understood.

Senses in use

  1. Something made · dominant

    In Ephesians 2:10, the nominative singular form occurs in the statement about being created in Christ Jesus for good works; the APB renders the clause “his workmanship.” In Romans 1:20, the dative plural form occurs in the clause that invisible things are understood through works; the APB renders “being understood by the works.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular in Ephesians 2:10 as “his workmanship” and the plural in Romans 1:20 within “being understood by the works.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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