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Lexicon :: Strong's G2041 - ergon

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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 176 times in 161 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Mat 5:16–Rom 3:28)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:16 - so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 - And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:3 - all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:5 - 'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10 - And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:34 - as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6 - And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - Then do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:19 - And he said to them, 'What things?' And they said to him, 'The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who became a man -- a prophet -- powerful in deed and word, before God and all the people,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - 'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 - for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 - but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Jesus saith to them, 'My food is, that I may do the will of Him who sent me, and may finish His work;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:20 - for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:36 - 'But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - They said therefore unto him, 'What may we do that we may work the works of God?'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:29 - Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:3 - his brethren, therefore, said unto him, 'Remove hence, and go away to Judea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works that thou dost;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:7 - the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:21 - Jesus answered and said to them, 'One work I did, and ye all wonder,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:39 - They answered and said to him, 'Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, 'If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:41 - ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have -- God;'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:3 - Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:25 - Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:32 - Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:37 - if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:38 - and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me is the Father, and I in Him.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:10 - Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:11 - believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:12 - 'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do -- that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:24 - if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:4 - I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:38 - and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:22 - and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - 'And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 - And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:2 - and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41 - See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, because a work I -- I do work in your days, a work in which ye may not believe, though any one may declare it to you.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:26 - and thence did sail to Antioch, whence they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:18 - 'Known from the ages to God are all His works;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:38 - and Paul was not thinking it good to take him with them who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:6 - who shall render to each according to his works;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:20 - wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:27 - Where then is the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:28 - therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

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