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ἔργον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter169 occurrences26 books157 verses

Definition

ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ;]

1. work, task, employment: Mark 13:34, John 4:34; 17:4, Acts 13:2, Philippians 1:22; 2:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:13, al.; of an enterprise or undertaking (Deuteronomy 15:10, Wis.2.12), Acts 5:38.

2. a deed, action: Titus 1:16, James 1:25 . listing, from λόγος, Luke 24:19, Romans 15:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:17, 1 John 3:18; ἐν λόγοις κ. ἔ., Acts 7:22; of acts of God, John 9:3, Acts 13:41" (LXX), Hebrews 4:10, Revelation 15:3; of Christ, Matthew 11:2; esp. in Jo, e.g. 5:20, 36 7:3 10:38 14:11, 12 15:24; in ethical sense, of human actions (AR, Eph., 190), bad or good, Matthew 23:3, Luke 11:48, John 3:20, 21, James 2:14ff. 3:13, Revelation 2:5; 3:8; τὸ ἔ., collectively, Galatians 6:4, James 1:4, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 22:12; τὸ ἔ. τ. νόμου, Romans 2:15; ἔ. ἀγαθόν, Romans 2:7, Colossians 1:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:17, Titus 1:16, al.; καλόν, Matthew 26:10, Mark 14:6; pl. (as frequently in cl.), Matthew 5:16, 1 Timothy 5:10, 25, Hebrews 10:24; ἔ. πίστεως, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; ἔ. πονηρά, Colossians 1:21, 2 John 11; νέκρα, Hebrews 6:1; 9:14; ἄκαρπα, Ephesians 5:11; ἔ. ἀσεβείας, Jude 15; τ. σκότους, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 5:11; ἔ. νόμου, Romans 3:20, 28, Galatians 2:16; 3:2, 5, 10.

3. that which is wrought or made, a work: 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; τ. χειρῶν, Acts 7:41; of the works of God, Hebrews 1:10; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔ., 2 Peter 3:10; τὸ ἔ. τ. θεοῦ, Romans 14:20.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔργον:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

169 total
  1. 1 Timothy 6:18ἔργοις · works
    Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9ἔργα · works
    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:21ἔργον · work
    So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
  4. 2 Timothy 3:17ἔργον · work
    …so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
  5. 2 Timothy 4:5ἔργον · [the] work
    But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
  6. 2 Timothy 4:14ἔργα · deeds
    Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
  7. 2 Timothy 4:18ἔργου · action
    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  8. Titus 1:16ἔργοις · actions; ἔργον · deed
    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  9. Titus 2:7ἔργων · works
    In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
  10. Titus 2:14ἔργων · deeds
    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
  11. Titus 3:1ἔργον · work
    Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
  12. Titus 3:5ἔργων · deeds
    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
  13. Titus 3:8ἔργων · deeds
    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
  14. Titus 3:14ἔργων · works
    And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
  15. Hebrews 1:10ἔργα · [the] work
    And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
  16. Hebrews 3:9ἔργα · works
    …where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
  17. Hebrews 4:3ἔργων · works
    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
  18. Hebrews 4:4ἔργων · works
    For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
  19. Hebrews 4:10ἔργων · work
    For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
  20. Hebrews 6:1ἔργων · works
    Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
  21. Hebrews 6:10ἔργου · work
    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  22. Hebrews 9:14ἔργων · works
    …how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
  23. Hebrews 10:24ἔργων · deeds
    And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
  24. James 1:4ἔργον · [its] work
    Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
  25. James 1:25ἔργου · an effective
    But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
  26. James 2:14ἔργα · deeds
    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  27. James 2:17ἔργα · in action
    So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
  28. James 2:18ἔργα · deeds; ἔργων · deeds; ἔργων · deeds
    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
  29. James 2:20ἔργων · deeds
    O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
  30. James 2:21ἔργων · what he did
    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  31. James 2:22ἔργοις · actions; ἔργων · he did
    You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
  32. James 2:24ἔργων · [his] deeds
    As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
  33. James 2:25ἔργων · her actions
    In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
  34. James 2:26ἔργων · deeds
    As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
  35. James 3:13ἔργα · deeds [done]
    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
  36. 1 Peter 1:17ἔργον · work
    Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
  37. 1 Peter 2:12ἔργων · deeds
    Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
  38. 2 Peter 2:8ἔργοις · deeds
    …(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
  39. 2 Peter 3:10ἔργα · works
    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
  40. 1 John 3:8ἔργα · works
    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
  41. 1 John 3:12ἔργα · deeds
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  42. 1 John 3:18ἔργῳ · action
    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
  43. 2 John 1:11ἔργοις · deeds
    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
  44. 3 John 1:10ἔργα
    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
  45. Jude 1:15ἔργων · act
    …to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
  46. Revelation 2:2ἔργα · deeds
    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.