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Lexicon :: Strong's G2038 - ergazomai

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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 Box Mat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE G2038 LAWLESSNESS.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:28 -

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work G2038 today in the vineyard.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:16 - “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded G2038 with them, and gained five more talents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10 - But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done G2038 a good work to Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6 - But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you bother her? She did G2038 a good work to Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which work G2038 should be done G2038; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 - “But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been done G2038 by God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:17 - But He answered them, “My Father is working G2038 until now, and I Myself am working G2038.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - “Do not work G2038 for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, set His seal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - Therefore they said to Him, “What should we do, so that we may work G2038 the works of God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:30 - So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign so that we may see, and believe You? What work G2038 do You perform G2038?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - “We must work G2038 the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work G2038.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - but in every nation the one who [fn]fears Him and does G2038 righteousness is welcome to Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41 -

‘LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND [fn]PERISH;

FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING G2038 A WORK IN YOUR DAYS,

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:3 - and because he was of the same trade, he was staying with them and they were working G2038, for by trade they were tent-makers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - but glory and honor and peace to everyone who works G2038 good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:4 - Now to the one who works G2038, his wage is not counted according to grace, but according to what is due.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:5 - But to the one who does not work G2038, but believes upon Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love does not work G2038 evil against a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12 - and we labor, working G2038 with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:6 - Or do only [fn]Barnabas and I not have authority to refrain from working G2038?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Do you not know that those who perform G2038 sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share [fn]from the altar?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:10 -

Now if Timothy comes, take care that he is with you without fear, for he is doing G2038 the Lord’s work, as I also am.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For [fn]godly sorrow produces G2038 a repentance [fn]without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:10 - So then, [fn]while we have opportunity, let us do G2038 good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28 - He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing G2038 with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with [fn]one who has need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:23 - Whatever you do, do G2038 your work G2038 [fn]heartily, as for the Lord [fn]rather than for men,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 -

For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship, how working G2038 night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work G2038 with your hands, just as we commanded you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:8 - nor did we eat [fn]anyone’s bread [fn]without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working G2038 night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:10 - For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: if anyone is not willing to work G2038, neither let him eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:11 - For we hear that some among you are walking in an unruly manner, doing G2038 no work G2038 at all, but acting like busybodies.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12 - Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that working G2038 with quietness, they eat their own bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - who through faith conquered kingdoms, performed G2038 righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:20 - for the anger of man does not achieve G2038 the righteousness of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9 - But if you show partiality, you are committing G2038 sin, being convicted by the [fn]law as transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:8 - See to yourselves, that you do not lose what we accomplished G2038, but that you may receive a full reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:5

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Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever [fn]work G2038 you do G2038 for the brothers, and are doing this though they are strangers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17 - for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!’ And every shipmaster and every [fn]passenger and sailor, and as many as make G2038 their living G2038 by the sea, stood at a distance,
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