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
| Ephesians 4:28 | Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him work hard, doing (ergazomenos | ἐργαζόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one in need. |
| Colossians 3:23 | Whatever you do, do (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) it heartily, as for the Lord, not for men, |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:9 | For you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) worked (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) night and day so as not to become a burden to any of you, while proclaiming to you the gospel of God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:11 | Make it your aim to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own affairs, and to work (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ) with your own hands, as we commanded you. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:8 | nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead we (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) kept (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) working (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) night and day with toil and hardship, so we would not be a burden to any of you, |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:10 | For even when we were with you, we gave you this charge: “If anyone is not willing to work (ergazesthai | ἐργάζεσθαι | pres mid inf ), then he should not eat.” |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:11 | For we hear that some among you are conducting themselves in a disorderly manner, doing (ergazomenous | ἐργαζομένους | pres mid ptcp acc pl masc) nothing themselves (ergazomenous | ἐργαζομένους | pres mid ptcp acc pl masc), but meddling in the affairs of others. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:12 | Such people we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ that they (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) work (ergazomenoi | ἐργαζόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) quietly and eat their own food. |
| Hebrews 11:33 | who through faith conquered kingdoms, brought about (eirgasanto | εἰργάσαντο | aor mid ind 3 pl) justice, obtained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, |
| James 1:20 | For the anger of man does (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) not bring (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) about (ergazetai | ἐργάζεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) the righteousness that God requires. |
| James 2:9 | But if you show favoritism, you (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) are (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) committing (ergazesthe | ἐργάζεσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. |
| 2 John 1:8 | Be on your guard, so that we may not lose the things we worked for (eirgasametha | εἰργασάμεθα | aor mid ind 1 pl) but may receive a full reward. |
| 3 John 1:5 | Dear brother, you are faithful in what you are doing (ergasē | ἐργάσῃ | aor mid subj 2 sg) for the brothers, even though they are strangers. |
| Revelation 18:17 | For in a single hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin.” And every sea captain and everyone who travels by sea, sailors and those who make (ergazontai | ἐργάζονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) their (ergazontai | ἐργάζονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) living (ergazontai | ἐργάζονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) from the sea, stood at a distance |
