Greek verb · G2038
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomaier-gad'-zom-ahee
intrans.; Trans.
41 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ergázomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2038is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 18 of 27New Testament books
- 18spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2038
to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.
The King James renders it: commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
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
ergazomai is rendered "intrans.; Trans.". It stands 41 times in the Greek text, across eighteen books.
- Eight of the uses stand in John, 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 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Matthew 7:23ἐργαζόμενοι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eighteen 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.__(a) to work, labour | Tagged as
and 12 more, 28 uses in all | WhereMatthew 21:28But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said… |
| Trans.__(a) to work, work out, do, produce, perform | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret… |
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.
The words it stands beside
All 41, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 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
- ἐργάζεσθαι6
- ἐργαζόμενοι6
- ἐργάζεται5
- ἐργάζεσθε3
- ἐργαζομένῳ3
- ἠργάσατο3
- ἐργάζομαι2
- ἐργαζόμενος2
- ἐργαζώμεθα2
- εἰργασάμεθα1
- εἰργάσαντο1
- εἰργασμένα.¶1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)6V-PNN
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-PNI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5V-PNP-NPM
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-ADI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular3V-PNP-DSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PNI-1S
- verb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person plural2V-PNM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PNP-NSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person plural2V-PNS-1P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-ADI-1P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-ADI-3P
- verb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-ADS-2S
Matthew
four uses
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: working
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
- ἐργάζουergazouverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do work
The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.
- ἠργάσατοergasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he traded
Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- ἠργάσατοergasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she did
Mark
one use
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- ἠργάσατοergasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she did
Luke
one use
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
John
eight uses
But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
- εἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenaverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: done
But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- ἐργάζεταιergazetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is working
- ἐργάζομαιergazomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: am working
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- ἐργάζεσθεergazestheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do work
Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
- ἐργαζώμεθαergazomethaverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may be doing
So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
- ἐργάζῃergazeverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: work do You perform
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
Acts
three uses
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
- ἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: working
‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
- ἐργάζομαιergazomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: am working
and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
- ἠργάζετοergazetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was working
Romans
four uses
but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
- ἐργαζομένῳergazomenoverb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: is doing
Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
- ἐργαζομένῳergazomenoverb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: working
However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
- ἐργαζομένῳergazomenoverb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: working
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- ἐργάζεταιergazetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: does do
1 Corinthians
four uses
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: working
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: working
If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
- ἐργάζεταιergazetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he is doing
2 Corinthians
one use
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- ἐργάζεταιergazetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: produces
Galatians
one use
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- ἐργαζώμεθαergazomethaverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may work
Ephesians
one use
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
- ἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: working
Colossians
one use
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- ἐργάζεσθεergazestheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do work
1 Thessalonians
two uses
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: working
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work with
2 Thessalonians
four uses
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: working
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
- ἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to work
Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
- ἐργαζομένουςergazomenousverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: working
We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: working
Hebrews
one use
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
- εἰργάσαντοeirgasantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: administered
James
two uses
for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
- ἐργάζεταιergazetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: works
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
- ἐργάζεσθεergazestheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you are committing
2 John
one use
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- εἰργασάμεθαeirgasamethaverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have worked for
3 John
one use
Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
- ἐργάσῃergaseverb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you shall do
Revelation
one use
For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
- ἐργάζονταιergazontaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: trade by
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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
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.