Word study · Greek

poíēma

workmanship, what is made

Say it: POY-ay-mah (approximate)

ποίημα

What it means

Something made, a product of skill (the English word "poem" comes from it). In 2:10, believers are "his workmanship," created in Christ for good works. It also appears in Romans 1:20 for the things God made.

Range of meaning

  • WorkmanshipSomething crafted.
  • CreationWhat is made.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 2

    "For we are his workmanship" (2:10).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4161 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources