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Lexicon :: Strong's G2040 - ergatēs

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ἐργάτης
Transliteration
ergatēs (Key)
Pronunciation
er-gat'-ace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:635,251

Strong’s Definitions

ἐργάτης ergátēs, er-gat'-ace; from G2041; a toiler; figuratively, a teacher:—labourer, worker(-men).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2040 in the following manner: labourer (10x), workman (3x), worker (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2040 in the following manner: labourer (10x), workman (3x), worker (3x).

  1. a workman, a labourer

    1. usually one who works for hire esp. an agricultural worker

  2. one who does, a worker, perpetrator

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐργάτης ergátēs, er-gat'-ace; from G2041; a toiler; figuratively, a teacher:—labourer, worker(-men).
STRONGS G2040:
ἐργάτης, -ου, ὁ, (ἐργάζομαι);
1. as in Greek writings a workman, a laborer: usually one who works for hire, Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:7; 1 Timothy 5:18; especially an agricultural laborer, Matthew 9:37; Matthew 20:1f, 8; Luke 10:2; James 5:4 (Wis. 17:16); those whose labor artificers employ [i. e. workmen in the restricted sense], Acts 19:25 (opposed to τοῖς τεχνίταις [A. V. craftsmen], Acts 19:24), cf. Bengel at the passage; those who as teachers labor to propagate and promote Christianity among men: 2 Corinthians 11:13; Philippians 3:2; 2 Timothy 2:15, cf. Matthew 9:37; Luke 10:2.
2. one who does, a worker, perpetrator: τῆς ἀδικίας, Luke 13:27 (τῆς ἀνομίας, 1 Macc. 3:6; τῶν καλῶν καὶ σεμνῶν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 27).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:37; 9:37; 10:10; 20:1; 20:8
Luke
10:2; 10:2; 10:7; 13:27
Acts
19:24; 19:25
2 Corinthians
11:13
Philippians
3:2
1 Timothy
5:18
2 Timothy
2:15
James
5:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2040 matches the Greek ἐργάτης (ergatēs),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:37 - Then He *said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers G2040 are few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:38 - “Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers G2040 into His harvest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:10 - or a [fn]bag for your journey, or even two [fn]tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker G2040 is worthy of his [fn]support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:1 -

“For the kingdom of heaven is like [fn]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers G2040 for his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:2 - “Now when he had agreed with the laborers G2040 for a [fn]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:8 -

“Now when evening came, the [fn]owner of the vineyard *said to his [fn]foreman, ‘Call the laborers G2040 and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2 - And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers G2040 are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers G2040 into His harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:7 - “Stay in [fn]that house, eating and drinking [fn]what they give you; for the laborer G2040 is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:27 - “And He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU WORKERS G2040 OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:25 - these he gathered together with the workers G2040 of similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is from this business.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:13 - For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers G2040, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 -

Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers G2040! Beware of the [fn]mutilation!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:18 - For the Scripture says, “YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE IT IS THRESHING,” and “THE LABORER G2040 IS WORTHY OF HIS WAGES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman G2040 who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:4 - Behold, the pay of the laborers G2040 who mowed your fields—that which has been withheld by you—cries out against you; and the outcries of those who did the harvesting have reached the ears of the [fn]Lord of [fn]Sabaoth.
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