Gloss
to work, be active, accomplish (something)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐργάζομαι
Greek transliteration
ergazomai
Simplified transliteration
ergazomai
Principal Parts
(ἠργαζόμην), -, ἠργασάμην ορ εἰργασάμην, -, εἴργασμαι, εἰργάσθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2038
GK Number
2237
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
41
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2a(1)
Definition
intrans. to work, labor, Mt. 21:28; Lk. 13:14; to trade, traffic, do business, Mt. 25:16; Rev. 18:17; to act, exert one's power, be active, Jn. 5:17; trans. to do, perform, commit, Mt. 26:10; Jn. 6:28; to be engaged in, occupied upon, 1 Cor. 9:13; Rev. 18:17; to acquire, gain by one's labor, Jn. 6:27
Greek-English Concordance for ἐργάζομαι
| Matthew 7:23 | And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who practice (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp voc pl masc) lawlessness.’ |
| Matthew 21:28 | “What do you think? A man had two sons, and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work (ergazou | ἐργάζου | pres mid imperative 2 sg) today in the vineyard.’ |
| Matthew 25:16 | The one who had received five talents went immediately and put (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) his money to (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) work (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) and gained another five. |
| Matthew 26:10 | But aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing trouble for the woman? For she (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) has (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) done (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a kind thing to me. |
| Mark 14:6 | But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you causing her trouble? She (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) has (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) done (ērgasato | ἠργάσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a beautiful thing to me. |
| Luke 13:14 | Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the ruler of the synagogue said to the crowd, “There are six days in which work (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ) ought to be done (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ). Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” |
| John 3:21 | But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done (eirgasmena | εἰργασμένα | perf pass ptcp nom pl neut) in God.” |
| John 5:17 | But Jesus answered them, “My Father has (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) been (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) working (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) until now, and I also am working.” (ergazomai | ἐργάζομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) |
| John 6:27 | Do not work (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) for the food that perishes, but for (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for on him God the Father has set his seal.” |
| John 6:28 | Therefore they said to him, “What must we do to carry (ergazōmetha | ἐργαζώμεθα | pres mid subj 1 pl) out the works God requires?” |
| John 6:30 | Then they said to him, “So what miraculous sign will you perform that we may see it and believe in you? What will you do (ergazē | ἐργάζῃ | pres mid ind 2 sg)? |
| John 9:4 | We must do (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ) the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ). |
| Acts 10:35 | but in every nation anyone who fears him and does (ergazomenos | ἐργαζόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) what is right is acceptable to him |
| Acts 13:41 | ‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am (ergazomai | ἐργάζομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) doing (ergazomai | ἐργάζομαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) a work in your days, a work you will not believe, even though someone should tell you in detail.’” |
| Acts 18:3 | and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked (ērgazeto | ἠργάζετο | imperf mid ind 3 sg), for they were tentmakers by trade. |
| Romans 2:10 | but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc) good, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. |
| Romans 4:4 | Now to the one who works (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc), his wages are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. |
| Romans 4:5 | But to the one (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc) who (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc) does (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc) not work (ergazomenō | ἐργαζομένῳ | pres mid ptcp dat sg masc), but entrusts himself to the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. |
| Romans 13:10 | Love does (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) no wrong to (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:12 | We labor, working (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; |
| 1 Corinthians 9:6 | Or is it only I and Barnabas who have no right to (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ) refrain from working (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf )? |
| 1 Corinthians 9:13 | Do you not know that those who (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) perform (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) sacred rites in the temple eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? |
| 1 Corinthians 16:10 | Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) is (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) doing (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) the Lord’s work, just as I am. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:10 | For sadness as intended by God produces (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret; but worldly sadness produces death. |
| Galatians 6:10 | So then, as we have opportunity, let us do (ergazōmetha | ἐργαζώμεθα | pres mid subj 1 pl) good to everyone, and especially to those of the family of faith. |
