Word Study · Strong's G2872 · Greek
κοπιάω
kopiao
kop-ee-ah'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: kopiáō
“to feel fatigue”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
Rendered in the KJV as
(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
- 22occurrencesin the New Testament
- 13 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- ἐκοπίασεν2
- κοπιῶμεν2
- κοπιῶντας2
- κοπιῶντες2
- ἐκοπίασα,1
- ἐκοπίασα.1
- κεκοπίακα1
- κεκοπιάκασιν,1
- κεκοπιάκατε·1
- κεκοπιακὼς1
- κοπιᾷ1
- κοπιάσαντες1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- toiling3
- do they labor2
- straining2
- toiled2
- we toil2
- already wearying1
- hardworking1
- have toiled for;1
- have toiled,1
- having toiled1
- he should toil1
- I have toiled1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 18
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person plural2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-1S · 2
- V-AAI-3S · 2
- V-PAI-1P · 2
- V-PAP-APM · 2
- V-AAP-NPM · 1
- V-PAI-1S · 1
- V-PAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PAM-3S · 1
- V-PAP-APF · 1
- V-PAP-ASM · 1
- V-PAP-DSM · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
John carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 6:28κοπιῶσινkopiōsinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.here: do they labor
- Matthew 11:28κοπιῶντεςkopiōntesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine pluralCome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.here: toiling
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 5:5κοπιάσαντεςkopiasantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”here: having toiled
- Luke 12:27κοπιᾷkopiaverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularConsider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.here: do they labor
John3 occurrences
- John 4:6κεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSince Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.here: already wearying
- John 4:38κεκοπιάκατε·kekopiakateverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 2nd person pluralI sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”here: have toiled for;
- John 4:38κεκοπιάκασιν,kekopiakasinverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person pluralI sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”here: have toiled,
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 16:6ἐκοπίασενekopiasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularGreet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.here: toiled
- Romans 16:12κοπιώσαςkopiōsasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine pluralGreet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.here: toiling
- Romans 16:12ἐκοπίασενekopiasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularGreet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.here: toiled
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 4:12κοπιῶμενkopiōmenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralWe work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;here: we toil
- 1 Corinthians 15:10ἐκοπίασα,ekopiasaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularBut by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.here: I toiled,
- 1 Corinthians 16:16κοπιῶντι.¶kopiōntiverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularto submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.here: laboring.
Galatians1 occurrence
Colossians1 occurrence
1 Timothy2 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 4:10κοπιῶμενkopiōmenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralTo this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.here: we toil
- 1 Timothy 5:17κοπιῶντεςkopiōntesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralElders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.here: straining