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Lexicon :: Strong's G2038 - ergazomai

Aa
ἐργάζομαι
Transliteration
ergazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
er-gad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from ἔργον (G2041)
mGNT
41x in 18 unique form(s) TR
39x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
96x in 32 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:635,251

Strong’s Definitions

ἐργάζομαι ergázomai, er-gad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:—commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G2038 in the following manner: work (22x), wrought (7x), do (3x), minister about (1x), forbear working (with G3361) (1x), labour for (1x), labour (1x), commit (1x), trade by (1x), trade (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G2038 in the following manner: work (22x), wrought (7x), do (3x), minister about (1x), forbear working (with G3361) (1x), labour for (1x), labour (1x), commit (1x), trade by (1x), trade (1x).

  1. to work, labour, do work

  2. to trade, to make gains by trading, "do business"

  3. to do, work out

    1. exercise, perform, commit

    2. to cause to exist, produce

  4. to work for, earn by working, to acquire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐργάζομαι ergázomai, er-gad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:—commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
STRONGS G2038:
ἐργάζομαι; deponent middle; imperfect ἐιργαζομην (ἠργαζομην, Acts 18:3 L T Tr WH; (so elsewhere at times; this variant in augment is found in the aorist also); cf. Winers Grammar, sec 12, 8; Buttmann, 33 (29f); Stephanus Thesaurus iii. 1970 c.; (Curtius, Das Verbum, i. 124; Cramer, Anecd. 4, 412; Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist εἰργασάμην (ἠργάσατο, Matthew 25:16; (Matthew 26:10); Mark 14:6, in T WH, (add, 2 John 1:8 WH and Hebrews 11:33 T Tr WH; cf. references as above)); pf. εἴργασμαι, in a pass. sense (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 7 e.), John 3:21, as often in Greek writings (cf. Veitch, under the word); (ἔργον); Sept. for פָּעַל, עָבַד, sometimes for עָשָׂה.;
1. absolutely,
a. to work, labor, do work: it is opposite to inactivity or idleness, Luke 13:14; John 5:17; John 9:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; with addition of ταῖς χερσί, 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; with the accusative of time: νύκτα καί ἡμέραν, 2 Thessalonians 3:8 (but L text T Tr WH the genitive, as in 1 Thessalonians 2:9 (see ἡμέρα, 1 a.); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 11 and Ellic. on 1 Timothy 5:5); with the predominant idea of working for pay, Matthew 21:28 (ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι); Acts 18:3; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; according to the conception characteristic of Paul, ὁ ἐργαζόμενος he that does works conformed to the law (Germ.der Werkthatige): Romans 4:4f.
b. to trade, to make gains by trading, (cf. our do business): ἐν τίνι, with a thing, Matthew 25:16 (often so by Demosthenes).
2. transitive,
a. (to work, i. e.) to do, work out: τί, Colossians 3:23; 2 John 1:8 (with which (according to reading of L T Tr text) cf. 1 Corinthians 15:58 end); μηδέν, 2 Thessalonians 3:11 ἔργον, Acts 13:41 (פֹּעַל פָּעַל, Habakkuk 1:5); ἔργον καλόν εἰς τινα, Matthew 26:10; ἐν τίνι (the dative of person (cf. Winer's Grammar, 218 (205))), Mark 14:6 (Rec. εἰς ἐμέ); ἔργα, wrought, passive, John 3:21; τά ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ, what God wishes to be done, John 6:28; John 9:4; τοῦ κυρίου, to give one's strength to the work which the Lord wishes to have done, 1 Corinthians 16:10; τό ἀγαθόν, (Romans 2:10); Ephesians 4:28; πρός τινα, Galatians 6:10; κακόν τίνι τί, Romans 13:10 (τινα τί is more common in Greek writings. (Kühner, § 411, 5)); τί εἰς τινα, 3 John 1:5, with the accusative of virtues or vices, (to work, i. e.) to exercise, perform, commit": δικαιοσύνην, Acts 10:35; Hebrews 11:33, (Psalm 14:2 (Ps. 15:2); Zephaniah 2:3); τήν ἀνομίαν, Matthew 7:23 (Psalm 5:6 and often in Sept.); ἁμαρτίαν, James 2:9. σημεῖον, bring to pass, effect, John 6:30; τά ἱερά, to be busied with the holy things, i. e. to administer those things that pertain to worship, which was the business of priests and among the Jews of the Levites also, 1 Corinthians 9:13; τήν θάλασσαν literally, work the sea (mare exerceo, Justin Martyr, hist. 43, 3), i. e. to be employed on (cf. do business on, Psalm 107:23) and make one's living from it, Revelation 18:17 (so of sailors and fishermen also in native Greek writings, as Aristot. probl. 38, 2 (p. 966{b}, 26); Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 3, 46; App. Punic. 2; (Lucian, de elect. 5; Winers Grammar, 223 (209))). to cause to exist, produce: τί, so (for R G κατεργάζεται) 2 Corinthians 7:10 L T Tr WH; James 1:20 L T Tr WH.
b. to work for, earn by working, to acquire, (cf. Germ.erarbeiten): τήν βρῶσιν, John 6:27 (χρήματα, Herodotus 1, 24; τά ἐπιτήδεια, Xenophon, mem. 2, 8, 2; Demosthenes 1358, 12; ἀργύριον, Plato, Hipp., major edition, p. 282 d.; βίον, Andocides () myst. (18, 42) 144 Bekker; θησαυρούς, Theod., Proverbs 21:6; βρῶμα, Palaeph. 21, 2; others); according to many interpreters also 2 John 1:8; but see 2 a. above. (Compare: κατεργάζομαι, περιεργάζομαι, προσεργάζομαι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
5:6; 14:2; 15:2; 107:23
Proverbs
21:6
Habakkuk
1:5
Zephaniah
2:3
Matthew
7:23; 21:28; 25:16; 25:16; 26:10; 26:10
Mark
14:6; 14:6
Luke
13:14
John
3:21; 3:21; 5:17; 6:27; 6:28; 6:30; 9:4; 9:4
Acts
10:35; 13:41; 18:3; 18:3
Romans
2:10; 4:4; 13:10
1 Corinthians
4:12; 9:6; 9:13; 15:58; 16:10
2 Corinthians
7:10
Galatians
6:10
Ephesians
4:28
Colossians
3:23
1 Thessalonians
2:9; 4:11
2 Thessalonians
3:8; 3:10; 3:11; 3:12
1 Timothy
5:5
Hebrews
11:33; 11:33
James
1:20; 2:9
2 John
1:8; 1:8; 1:8
3 John
1:5
Revelation
18:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2038 matches the Greek ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:28 - But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:16 - Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10 - But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6 - But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 - But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:17 - But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:30 - So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41 - See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:3 - And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:4 - Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:5 - But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12 - And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:6 - Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:10 - Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:10 - So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28 - Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:23 - Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 - For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:8 - And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:10 - For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:11 - For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12 - Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:20 - For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9 - But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:8 - Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:5 - My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17 - For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,
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