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Lexicon :: Strong's G2873 - kopos

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κόπος
Transliteration
kopos (Key)
Pronunciation
kop'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:827,453

Trench's Synonyms: cii. μόχθος, πόνος, κόπος.

Strong’s Definitions

κόπος kópos, kop'-os; from G2875; a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains:—labour, + trouble, weariness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G2873 in the following manner: labour (13x), trouble (with G3830) (5x), weariness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G2873 in the following manner: labour (13x), trouble (with G3830) (5x), weariness (1x).

  1. a beating

  2. a beating of the breast with grief, sorrow

  3. labour

    1. trouble

      1. to cause one trouble, make work for him

    2. intense labour united with trouble and toil

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κόπος kópos, kop'-os; from G2875; a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains:—labour, + trouble, weariness.
STRONGS G2873:
κόπος, κόπου, ὁ (κόπτω);
1. equivalent to τό κόπτειν, a beating.
2. equivalent to κοπετός, a beating of the breast in grief, sorrow (Jeremiah 51:33 (Jer. 45:3)).
3. labor (so the Sept. often for עָמָל), i. e.
a. trouble (Aeschylus, Sophocles): κόπους παρέχειν τίνι, to cause one trouble, make work for him, Matthew 26:10; Mark 14:6; Luke 11:7; Galatians 6:17; κόπον παρέχειν τίνι, Luke 18:5.
b. intense labor united with trouble, toil. (Euripides, Arstph;, others): universally, plural, 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 11:23; of manual labor, joined with μόχθος ((see below)), 1 Thessalonians 2:9; ἐν κόπῳ καί μόχθῳ (toil and travail), 2 Corinthians 11:27 (where L T Tr WH omit ἐν); 2 Thessalonians 3:8; of the laborious efforts of Christian virtue, 1 Corinthians 15:58; Revelation 2:2; plural Revelation 14:13; ὁ κόπος τῆς ἀγάπης, the labor to which love prompts, and which voluntarily assumes and endures trouble and pains for the salvation of others, 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Hebrews 6:10 Rec.; of toil in teaching, John 4:38 (on which see εἰς, B. I. 3); 1 Thessalonians 3:5; of that which such toil in teaching accomplishes, 1 Corinthians 3:8; plural 2 Corinthians 10:15 (cf. Sir. 14:15).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
45:3; 51:33
Matthew
26:10
Mark
14:6
Luke
11:7; 18:5
John
4:38
1 Corinthians
3:8; 15:58
2 Corinthians
6:5; 10:15; 11:23; 11:27
Galatians
6:17
1 Thessalonians
1:3; 2:9; 3:5
2 Thessalonians
3:8
Hebrews
6:10
Revelation
2:2; 14:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2873 matches the Greek κόπος (kopos),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac[fn]—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:12 - But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:16 - Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the LORD. And he was grieved by their misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!”
The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:2 - “Will you be patient and let me say a word?
For who could keep from speaking out?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 - But evil does not spring from the soil,
and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - People are born for trouble
as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:16 - You will forget your misery;
it will be like water flowing away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.[fn]
Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:18 - Feel my pain and see my trouble.
Forgive all my sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:5 - They don’t have troubles like other people;
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:16 - So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 - I have been sick and close to death since my youth.
I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:10 - Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20 - Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - That is why he broke them with hard labor;
they fell, and no one was there to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:9 - Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:18 - Why was I ever born?
My entire life has been filled
with trouble, sorrow, and shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:3 - You have said, ‘I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven’t I had enough pain already? And now the LORD has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:3 - Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
thinking up evil plans.
You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,
simply because you have the power to do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 - Must I forever see these evil deeds?
Why must I watch all this misery?
Wherever I look,
I see destruction and violence.
I am surrounded by people
who love to argue and fight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:7 - I see the people of Cushan in distress,
and the nation of Midian trembling in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - Household gods give worthless advice,
fortune-tellers predict only lies,
and interpreters of dreams pronounce
falsehoods that give no comfort.
So my people are wandering like lost sheep;
they are attacked because they have no shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:13 - Here is another thing you do. You cover the LORD’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure.
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