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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. Revelation 2:5ἔργα · deeds [you did]
    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  2. Revelation 2:6ἔργα · works
    But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
  3. Revelation 2:19ἔργα · deeds; ἔργα · deeds
    I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.
  4. Revelation 2:22ἔργων · deeds
    Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
  5. Revelation 2:23ἔργα · deeds
    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  6. Revelation 2:26ἔργα · work
    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
  7. Revelation 3:1ἔργα · deeds
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  8. Revelation 3:2ἔργα · deeds
    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
  9. Revelation 3:8ἔργα · deeds
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  10. Revelation 3:15ἔργα · deeds
    I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
  11. Revelation 9:20ἔργων · works
    Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
  12. Revelation 14:13ἔργα · deeds
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  13. Revelation 15:3ἔργα · works
    …and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  14. Revelation 16:11ἔργων · deeds
    …and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.
  15. Revelation 18:6ἔργα · has done
    Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
  16. Revelation 20:12ἔργα · deeds
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
  17. Revelation 20:13ἔργα · deeds
    The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
  18. Revelation 22:12ἔργον · has done
    “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.