Greek verb · G1754
ἐνεργέω
energeoen-erg-eh'-o
intrans.; Trans.
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: energéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1754is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1754
to be active, efficient
The King James renders it: do, (be) effectual (fervent), be mighty in, shew forth self, work (effectually in).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
energeo is rendered "intrans.; Trans.". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across twelve books.
- Four of the uses stand in Galatians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "intrans.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Matthew 14:2ἐνεργοῦσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twelve of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: intrans., and Trans..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| intrans.to be at work or in action, to operate (opposite to ἀργέω): before ἐν, with dative of person(s), Mat.14:2, Mrk.6:14, Eph.2:2; with... | Tagged as
and 1 more, 13 uses in all | WhereMatthew 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist… |
| Trans.to work, effect, do | Tagged as
| Where1 Corinthians 12:6There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐνεργεῖται3
- ἐνεργῶν3
- ἐνεργουμένη2
- ἐνεργουμένην2
- ἐνεργοῦντος2
- ἐνεργοῦσιν2
- ἐνήργησεν2
- ἐνεργεῖ1
- ἐνεργεῖν1
- ἐνεργήσας1
- ἐνεργουμένης1
- ἐνηργεῖτο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PMI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PAI-3P
- verb · present middle, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singular2V-PMP-ASF
- verb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2V-PMP-NSF
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IMI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-GSM
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1V-PAP-GSN
Matthew
one use
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- ἐνεργοῦσινenergousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are working
Mark
one use
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- ἐνεργοῦσινenergousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: operate
Romans
one use
For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
- ἐνηργεῖτοenergeitoverb · imperfect middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: were at work
1 Corinthians
two uses
There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
- ἐνεργῶνenergonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is working
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
- ἐνεργεῖenergeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: works
2 Corinthians
two uses
If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
- ἐνεργουμένηςenergoumenesverb · present middle, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: is operating
So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
- ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: works
Galatians
four uses
For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
- ἐνεργήσαςenergesasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having worked
- ἐνήργησενenergesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: did
Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
- ἐνεργῶνenergonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: working
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- ἐνεργουμένηenergoumeneverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: working
Ephesians
four uses
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
- ἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: working
which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- ἐνήργησενenergesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He worked
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
- ἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: working
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- ἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenenverb · present middle, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: is working
Philippians
two uses
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- ἐνεργῶνenergonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: working
- ἐνεργεῖνenergeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
Colossians
one use
To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- ἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenenverb · present middle, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: is working
1 Thessalonians
one use
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
- ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: works
2 Thessalonians
one use
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.
- ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is working
James
one use
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- ἐνεργουμένηenergoumeneverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: being made effective
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
