Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ἔργον

Vocabulary form: 
e[rgon, -ou, tov
Definition: 

work, deed, action

Frequency: 
169
GK: 
2240
Root: 
ejrgo
Cognates: 

Ergonomics is the science that coordinates the design of machines to the requirements of the worker to aid in the work.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Alike at work and prayer,
to Jesus I repair,
may Jesus Christ be praised.

Mnemonics

Aragorn does good work.

This ERGONomic chair WORKs great and keeps my back in ACTION.

Biblical Concordance

Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds (erga | ἔργα | nom pl neut) will follow them!”
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your deeds (erga | ἔργα | nom pl neut), O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
Revelation 16:11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores, but they would not repent of their deeds (ergōn | ἔργων | gen pl neut).
Revelation 18:6 Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double according to her works (erga | ἔργα | acc pl neut); in the cup that she mixed, mix a double draught for her.
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Then another book was opened — the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds (erga | ἔργα | acc pl neut).
Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and they were judged, each one according to his deeds (erga | ἔργα | acc pl neut).
Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and my recompense is with me, to repay everyone according to what he has done (ergon | ἔργον | nom sg neut).

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