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Lexicon :: Strong's G2872 - kopiaō

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κοπιάω
Transliteration
kopiaō (Key)
Pronunciation
kop-ee-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of κόπος (G2873)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:827,453

Strong’s Definitions

κοπιάω kopiáō, kop-ee-ah'-o; from a derivative of G2873; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard:—(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G2872 in the following manner: labour (16x), bestow labour (3x), toil (3x), be wearied (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G2872 in the following manner: labour (16x), bestow labour (3x), toil (3x), be wearied (1x).

  1. to grow weary, tired, exhausted (with toil or burdens or grief)

  2. to labour with wearisome effort, to toil

    1. of bodily labour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κοπιάω kopiáō, kop-ee-ah'-o; from a derivative of G2873; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard:—(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
STRONGS G2872:
κοπιάω, κοπιῶ (3 person plural κοπιουσιν (for κοπιῶσιν), Matthew 6:28 Tr; cf. ἐρωτάω, at the beginning); 1 aorist ἐκοπίασα; perfect κεκοπίακα (2 person singular κεκοπίακες, Revelation 2:3 L T Tr WH, cf. (Winers Grammar, § 13, 2 c.); Buttmann, 43 (38) (and his translation of Apollonius Dyscolus, p. 54 n.; Tdf. Proleg., p. 123; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Sophocles' Lexicon, p. 39)); (κόπος, which see);
1. as in Aristophanes, Josephus, Plutarch, others, to grow weary, tired, exhausted, (with toil or burdens or grief): Matthew 11:28; Revelation 2:3; κεκοπιακώς ἐκ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας, John 4:6 (ὑπό τῆς ὁδοιπορίας,Josephus, Antiquities 2, 15, 3; δραμοῦνται καί οὐ κοπιασουσι, Isaiah 40:31).
2. in Biblical Greek alone, to labor with wearisome effort, to toil (the Sept. for יָגַע ); of bodily labor: absolutely, Matthew 6:28; Luke 5:5; Luke 12:27 (not Tdf.); John 4:38; Acts 20:35; 1 Corinthians 4:12; Ephesians 4:28; 2 Timothy 2:6 (cf. Winers Grammar, 556 (517); Buttmann, 390 (334)); τί, upon a thing, John 4:38. of the toilsome efforts of teachers in proclaiming and promoting the kingdom of God and Christ: 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Corinthians 16:16 (cf. John 4:38); followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing in which one labors, ἐν λόγῳ καί διδασκαλία, 1 Timothy 5:17; ἐν ὑμῖν,among you, 1 Thessalonians 5:12; ἐν κυρίῳ (see ἐν, I. 6 b., p. 211b middle (L brackets the clause)), Romans 16:12; εἰς τινα, for one, for his benefit, Romans 16:6; Galatians 4:11 (cf. Buttmann, 242 (200); Winer's Grammar, 503 (469)); εἰς τοῦτο, looking to this (viz. that piety has the promise of life), 1 Timothy 4:10; εἰς ὁ, to which end, Colossians 1:29; εἰς κενόν, in vain, Philippians 2:16 (κενῶς ἐκοπίασα, of the frustrated labor of the prophets, Isaiah 49:4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
40:31; 49:4
Matthew
6:28; 6:28; 11:28
Luke
5:5; 12:27
John
4:6; 4:38; 4:38; 4:38
Acts
20:35
Romans
16:6; 16:12
1 Corinthians
4:12; 15:10; 16:16
Galatians
4:11
Ephesians
4:28
Philippians
2:16
Colossians
1:29
1 Thessalonians
5:12
1 Timothy
4:10; 5:17
2 Timothy
2:6
Revelation
2:3; 2:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2872 matches the Greek κοπιάω (kopiaō),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - وَلِمَاذَا تَحْمِلُونَ هَمَّ الْكِسَاءِ؟ تَأَمَّلُوا زَنَابِقَ الْحَقْلِ كَيْفَ تَنْمُو: إِنَّهَا لَا تَتْعَبُ وَلا تَغْزِلُ؛

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:28 - تَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ يَا جَمِيعَ الْمُتْعَبِينَ وَالثَّقِيلِي الأَحْمَالِ، وَأَنَا أُرِيحُكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - فَأَجَابَهُ سِمْعَانُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ قَدْ جَاهَدْنَا طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ نَصِدْ شَيْئاً. وَلكِنْ لأَجْلِ كَلِمَتِكَ سَأَطْرَحُ الشِّبَاكَ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:27 - تَأَمَّلُوا الزَّنَابِقَ كَيْفَ تَنْمُو! فَهِيَ لَا تَتْعَبُ وَلا تَغْزِلُ، وَلكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: حَتَّى سُلَيْمَانُ فِي قِمَّةِ مَجْدِهِ لَمْ يَكْتَسِ مَا يُعَادِلُ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهَا بَهَاءً؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6 - حَيْثُ بِئْرُ يَعْقُوبَ. وَلَمَّا كَانَ يَسُوعُ قَدْ تَعِبَ مِنَ السَّفَرِ، جَلَسَ عَلَى حَافَةِ الْبِئْرِ، وَكَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ حَوَالَيْ السَّادِسَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:38 - إِنِّي أَرْسَلْتُكُمْ لِتَحْصُدُوا مَا لَمْ تَتْعَبُوا فِيهِ، فَغَيْرُكُمْ تَعِبُوا، وَأَنْتُمْ تَجْنُونَ ثَمَرَ أَتْعَابِهِمْ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - وَقَدْ أَظْهَرْتُ لَكُمْ بِوُضُوحٍ كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَبْذُلَ الْجَهْدَ لِنُسَاعِدَ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، مُتَذَكِّرِينَ كَلِمَاتِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ، إِذْ قَالَ: الْغِبْطَةُ فِي الْعَطَاءِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا فِي الأَخْذِ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:6 - سَلِّمُوا عَلَى مَرْيَمَ الَّتِي أَجْهَدَتْ نَفْسَهَا كَثِيراً فِي خِدْمَتِنَا مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:12 - سَلِّمُوا عَلَى تَرِيفَيْنَا وَتَرِيفُوسَا اللَّتَيْنِ تُجْهِدَانِ نَفْسَيْهِمَا فِي خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ. سَلِّمُوا عَلَى بَرْسِيسَ الْمَحْبُوبَةِ، الَّتِي أَجْهَدَتْ نَفْسَهَا كَثِيراً فِي خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12 - وَنُجْهِدُ أَنْفُسَنَا فِي الشُّغْلِ بِأَيْدِينَا. نَتَعَرَّضُ لِلإِهَانَةِ فَنُبَارِكُ، وَلِلاضْطِهَادِ فَنَحْتَمِلُ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:10 - وَلكِنْ، بِنِعْمَةِ اللهِ صِرْتُ عَلَى مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ الآنَ، وَنِعْمَتُهُ الْمَوْهُوبَةُ لِي لَمْ تَكُنْ عَبَثاً، إِذْ عَمِلْتُ جَاهِداً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ الآخَرِينَ جَمِيعاً. إِلّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَنَا الْعَامِلَ، بَلْ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ مَعِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:16 - فَاخْضَعُوا لَهُمْ وَلأَمْثَالِهِمْ، وَلِكُلِّ مَنْ يَشْتَرِكُ مَعَهُمْ بِاجْتِهَادٍ فِي الْعَمَلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:11 - أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ تَعِبْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ بِلا جَدْوَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28 - وَمَنْ كَانَ سَارِقاً، فَلا يَسْرِقْ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى لِيَكِدَّ وَيَسْتَخْدِمْ يَدَيْهِ فِي عَمَلٍ شَرِيفٍ لِيَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُشَارِكُ فِيهِ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:16 - حَامِليِنَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَيَاةِ، لِتَكُونُوا فِي يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ مَوْضِعَ فَخْرٍ بِأَنِّي مَا سَعَيْتُ بَاطِلاً وَلا اجْتَهَدْتُ عَبَثاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:29 - وَلأَجْلِ هَذَا أَتْعَبُ أَنَا أَيْضاً وَأُجَاهِدُ، بِفَضْلِ قُدْرَتِهِ الْعَامِلَةِ فِيَّ بِقُوَّةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:12 - عَلَى أَنَّنَا نَرْجُو مِنْكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْ تُمَيِّزُوا أُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَجْتَهِدُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ، وَيَرْعُونَكُمْ كَمَا يُرِيدُ الرَّبُّ، وَيَعِظُونَكُمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:10 - فَإِنَّنَا لأَجْلِ هَذَا نَعْمَلُ بِاجْتِهَادٍ وَنُقَاسِي التَّعْيِيرَ، لأَنَّنَا وَضَعْنَا رَجَاءَنَا فِي اللهِ الْحَيِّ، حَافِظِ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ، وَبِالأَخَصِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:17 - أَمَّا الشُّيُوخُ الَّذِينَ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيَادَةَ، فَلْيُعْتَبَرُوا أَهْلاً لِلإِكْرَامِ الْمُضَاعَفِ، وَبِخَاصَّةٍ الَّذِينَ يَبْذِلُونَ الْجَهْدَ فِي نَشْرِ الْكَلِمَةِ وَفِي التَّعْلِيمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:6 - كَذَلِكَ الْفَلَّاحُ الَّذِي يَشْتَغِلُ بِجِدٍّ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَنَالُ حِصَّتَهُ مِنَ الْغَلَّةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:3 - وَقَدْ تَأَلَّمْتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِي بِصَبْرٍ وَبِغَيْرِ كَلَلٍ.
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