Poiesis denotes the doing associated with a person who acts rather than merely hears.

The attested use names the doing of the person who continues in the law of freedom rather than becoming a forgetful hearer.

1. Doing that follows attentive hearing · dominant

   In James 1:25, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the clause about a person who continues rather than becoming a forgetful hearer. The APB renders the verse with a contrast between a “doer of work” and being blessed “in his doing,”.

   James 1:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 1:25, the APB presents the surrounding contrast through “doer of work” and “in his doing.” Its precise English correspondence to the term cannot be isolated with certainty.