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ἔργον
Transliteration
ergon (Key)
Pronunciation
er'-gon
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work)
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TDNT Reference: 2:635,251

Strong’s Definitions

ἔργον érgon, er'-gon; from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω érgō (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:—deed, doing, labour, work.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 176x

The KJV translates Strong's G2041 in the following manner: work (152x), deed (22x), doing (1x), labour (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 176x
The KJV translates Strong's G2041 in the following manner: work (152x), deed (22x), doing (1x), labour (1x).
  1. business, employment, that which any one is occupied

    1. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking

  2. any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind

  3. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔργον érgon, er'-gon; from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω érgō (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:—deed, doing, labour, work.
STRONGS G2041:
ἔργον, ἔργου, τό, anciently Φεργον (German Werk, (English work; cf. Vanicek, p. 922)); the Sept. for פֹּעַל, עֲבֹדָה and countless times for מְלָאכָה and מַעֲשֶׂה; work, i. e.
1. business, employment, that with which anyone is occupied: Mark 13:34 (διδόναι τίνι τό ἔργον αὐτοῦ); Acts 14:26 (πληροῦν); 1 Timothy 3:1; thus of the work of salvation committed by God to Christ: διδόναι and τελειουν, John 17:4; of the work to be done by the apostles and other Christian teachers, as well as by the presiding officers of the religious assemblies, Acts 13:2; Acts 15:38; 1 Thessalonians 5:13; Philippians 1:22; τό ἔργον τίνος, genitive of the subjunctive, the work which one does, service which one either performs or ought to perform, 1 Thessalonians 5:13; ἔργον ποιεῖν τίνος to do the work of one (i. e. incumbent upon him), εὐαγγελιστοῦ, 2 Timothy 4:5; τό ἔργον τίνος i. e. assigned by one and to be done for his sake: τό ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ τελειουν, used of Christ, John 4:34; (τοῦ) Χριστοῦ (WH text Tr marginal reading κυρίου), Philippians 2:30; τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:10; with genitive of thing, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, Ephesians 4:12, which means either to the work in which the ministry consists, the work performed in undertaking the ministry, or to the execution of the ministry. of that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking: Acts 5:38 (Deuteronomy 15:10; Wis. 2:12).
2. any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, mind (equivalent to ποίημα, κτίσμα): 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; with the addition of τῶν χειρῶν, things formed by the hand of man, Acts 7:41; of the works of God visible in the created world, Hebrews 1:10, and often in the Sept.; τά ἐν τῇ γῆ ἔργα, the works of nature and of art (Bengel), 2 Peter 3:10; of the arrangements of God for men's salvation: Acts 15:18 Rec.; τό ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ, what God works in man, i. e. a life dedicated to God and Christ, Romans 14:20; to the same effect, substantially, ἔργον ἀγαθόν, Philippians 1:6 (see ἀγαθός, 2); τά ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου, sins and all the misery that springs from them, 1 John 3:8.
3. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasized in opposed to that which is less than work, James 1:25; Titus 1:16; τό ἔργον is distinguished from λόγος: Luke 24:19; Romans 15:18; 2 Corinthians 10:11; Colossians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 John 3:18 (Sir. 3:8); plural ἐν λόγοις καί ἐν ἔργοις, Acts 7:22 (4 Macc. 5:38 (37); for the same or similar contrasts, common in Greek writings, see Fritzsche on Romans, iii., p. 268f; Bergler on Alciphron, p. 54; Bornemann and Kühner, on Xenophon, mem. 2, 3, 6; Passow, under the word, p. 1159; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 4; Lob. Paralip., pp. 64f, 525f)). ἔργα is used of the acts of God — both as creator, Hebrews 4:10; and as governor, John 9:3; Acts 13:41; Revelation 15:3; of sundry signal acts of Christ, to rouse men to believe in him and to accomplish their salvation: Matthew 11:2 (cf. ἔργα τῆς σοφίας Matthew 11:19 T WH Tr text), and especially in the Gospel of John, as John 5:20, 36; John 7:3; John 10:38; John 14:11; John 15:24, (cf. Grimm, Instit. theol. dogmat., p. 63, edition 2); they are called τά ἔργα τοῦ πατρός, i. e. done at the bidding and by the aid of the Father, John 10:37; John 9:3f, cf. John 10:25, 32; John 14:10; καλά, as beneficent, John 10:32f; and connected with the verbs δεικνύναι, ποιεῖν, ἐργάζεσθαι, τελειουν. ἔργα is applied to the conduct of men, measured by the standard of religion and righteousness — whether bad, Matthew 23:3; Luke 11:48; John 3:20; Revelation 2:6; Revelation 16:11, etc.; or good, John 3:21; James 2:14, 17f, 20-22, 24-26; James 3:13; Revelation 2:5, 9 (Rec.),Rev 2:19; Revelation 3:8; νόμος ἔργων, the law which demands good works, Romans 3:27; with a suggestion of toil, or struggle with hindrances, in the phrase καταπαύειν ἀπό τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, Hebrews 4:10; to recompense one κατά τά ἔργα αὐτοῦ, Romans 2:6; 2 Timothy 4:14; Revelation 2:23 (Psalm 61:13 (Ps. 62:13)), cf. 2 Corinthians 11:15; Revelation 18:6; Revelation 20:12f; the singular τό ἔργον is used collectively of an aggregate of actions (German das Handeln), James 1:4; τίνος, the genitive of person and subjunctive, his whole way of feeling and acting, his aims and endeavors: Galatians 6:4; 1 Peter 1:17; Revelation 22:12; τό ἔργον τοῦ νόμου, the course of action demanded by the law, Romans 2:15. With epithets: ἀγαθόν ἔργον, i. e. either a benefaction, 2 Corinthians 9:8; plural Acts 9:36; or every good work springing from piety, Romans 2:7; Colossians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; Titus 1:16; 2 Timothy 2:21; 2 Timothy 3:17; Hebrews 13:21 (T WH omit ἔργον); plural Ephesians 2:10; or what harmonizes with the order of society, Romans 13:3; Titus 3:1; ἔργον καλόν, a good deed, noble action (see καλός, b. and c.): Matthew 26:10; Mark 14:6; plural (often in Attic writings), Matthew 5:16; 1 Timothy 5:10, 25; 1 Timothy 6:18; Titus 2:7; Titus 3:8, 14; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 2:12; τά ἔργα τά ἐν δικαιοσύνη equivalent to τά δίκαια, Titus 3:5; τά ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ, the works required and approved by God, John 6:28 (Jeremiah 31:10 (Jer. 48:10); 1 Esdr. 7:9, 15), in the same sense ἔργα μου i. e. of Christ, Revelation 2:26; ἔργον πίστεως, wrought by faith, the course of conduct which springs from faith, 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; ἔργα ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας, Acts 26:20; ἔργα πεπληρωμένα ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 3:2; ἔργα πονηρά, Colossians 1:21; 2 John 1:11, cf. John 3:19; John 7:7; 1 John 3:12; ἔργα νεκρά, works devoid of that life which has its source in God, works so to speak unwrought, which at the last judgment will fail of the approval of God and of all reward: Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 9:14; ἄκαρπα, Ephesians 5:11 (ἄχρηστα, Wis. 3:11; the wicked man μετά τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ συναπολειται, the Epistle of Barnabas 21, 1 [ET]); ἄνομα, 2 Peter 2:8; ἔργα ἀσεβείας, Jude 1:15; τοῦ σκότους, done in darkness, Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:11; (opposed to ἔργα τοῦ φωτός, Romans 13:12 L marginal reading); in Paul's writings ἔργα νόμου, works demanded by and agreeing with the law (cf. Wieseler, commentary iib. d. Br. an d. Gal., p. 194ff): Romans 3:20, 28; Romans 9:32 Rec.; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:2, 5, 10; and simply ἔργα: Romans 4:2, 6; Romans 9:12 (11); Romans 9:32 G L T Tr WH; Romans 11:6; Ephesians 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:9 (see δικαιόω, 3 b.). τά ἔργα τίνος ποιεῖν, to do works the same as or like to those of another, to follow in action another's example: Abraham's, John 8:39; that of the devil, John 8:41.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
15:10
Jeremiah
31:10; 48:10
Matthew
5:16; 11:2; 11:19; 23:3; 26:10
Mark
13:34; 14:6
Luke
11:48; 24:19
John
3:19; 3:20; 3:21; 4:34; 5:20; 5:36; 6:28; 7:3; 7:7; 8:39; 8:41; 9:3; 9:3; 10:25; 10:32; 10:32; 10:37; 10:38; 14:10; 14:11; 15:24; 17:4
Acts
5:38; 7:22; 7:41; 9:36; 13:2; 13:41; 14:26; 15:18; 15:38; 26:20
Romans
2:6; 2:7; 2:15; 3:20; 3:27; 3:28; 4:2; 4:6; 9:12; 9:32; 9:32; 11:6; 13:3; 13:12; 13:12; 14:20; 15:18
1 Corinthians
3:13; 3:14; 3:15; 15:58; 16:10
2 Corinthians
9:8; 10:11; 11:15
Galatians
2:16; 3:2; 3:5; 3:10; 6:4
Ephesians
2:9; 2:10; 4:12; 5:11; 5:11
Philippians
1:6; 1:22; 2:30
Colossians
1:10; 1:21; 3:17
1 Thessalonians
1:3; 5:13; 5:13
2 Thessalonians
1:11; 2:17; 2:17
1 Timothy
3:1; 5:10; 5:25; 6:18
2 Timothy
1:9; 2:21; 3:17; 4:5; 4:14
Titus
1:16; 1:16; 2:7; 3:1; 3:5; 3:8; 3:14
Hebrews
1:10; 4:10; 4:10; 6:1; 9:14; 10:24; 13:21
James
1:4; 1:25; 2; 2; 2:14; 2:17; 3:13
1 Peter
1:17; 2:12
2 Peter
2:8; 3:10
1 John
3:8; 3:12; 3:18
2 John
1:11
Jude
1:15
Revelation
2:5; 2:6; 2:9; 2:19; 2:23; 2:26; 3:2; 3:8; 15:3; 16:11; 18:6; 20:12; 22:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2041 matches the Greek ἔργον (ergon),
which occurs 169 times in 157 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Mat 5:16–Rom 3:28)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:16 - “Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works G2041, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 -

Now while in prison, John heard about the works G2041 of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [fn]heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and [fn]sinners!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds G2041.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:3 - Therefore, whatever they tell you, do and [fn]comply with it all, but do not do [fn]as they do G2041; for they say things and do not do them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:5 - “And they do all their deeds G2041 to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their [fn]phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10 - But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed G2041 for Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 - It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and [fn]putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task G2041, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6 - But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a good deed G2041 for Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - “So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds G2041 of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their [fn]tombs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:19 - And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a prophet mighty in deed G2041 and word in the sight of God and all the people,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - “And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds G2041 were evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 - “For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds G2041 will not be exposed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 - “But the one who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds G2041 will be revealed [fn]as having been performed in God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work G2041.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:20 - “For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works G2041 than these, so that you will be amazed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:36 - “But the testimony I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works G2041 which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works G2041 that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works G2041 of God?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:29 - Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work G2041 of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:3 - So His brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works G2041 which You are doing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:7 - “The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that its deeds G2041 are evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:21 - Jesus answered them, “I did one [fn]deed G2041, and you all are astonished.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:39 -

They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds G2041 of Abraham.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:41 - “You are doing the deeds G2041 of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:3 - Jesus answered, It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works G2041 of God might be displayed in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - “We must carry out the works G2041 of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:25 - Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works G2041 that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:32 - Jesus replied to them, “I showed you many good works G2041 from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning You for a good work G2041, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:37 - “If I do not do the works G2041 of My Father, do not believe Me;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:38 - but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works G2041, so that you may [fn]know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:10 - “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works G2041.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:11 - “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works G2041 themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:12 - “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works G2041 that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:24 - “If I had not done among them the works G2041 which no one else did, they would not have [fn]sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:4 - “I glorified You on the earth [fn]by accomplishing the work G2041 which You have given Me to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:38 - “And so in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, for if the source of this plan or [fn]movement G2041 is men, it will be overthrown;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:22 - “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was proficient in [fn]speaking and action G2041.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - [fn]At that time they made a [fn]calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works G2041 of their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 -

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which when translated means [fn]Dorcas); this woman was [fn]excelling in acts G2041 of kindness and charity which she did habitually.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:2 - While they were [fn]serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for the work G2041 to which I have called them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41 -

‘LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND BE ASTONISHED, AND [fn]PERISH;

FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK G2041 IN YOUR DAYS,

A WORK G2041 WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:26 - From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work G2041 that they had [fn]accomplished.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:38 - But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them [fn]in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work G2041.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but continually proclaimed to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and then all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they are to repent and turn to God, performing deeds G2041 consistent with repentance.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:6 - who WILL REPAY EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS G2041:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - to those who by perseverance in doing G2041 good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - in that they show the work G2041 of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:20 - because by the works G2041 [fn]of the Law [fn]none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for [fn]through the Law comes [fn]knowledge of sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 -

Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works G2041? No, but by a law of faith.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:28 - [fn]For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works G2041 [fn]of the Law.

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