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Greek noun (neuter) · G2041

ἔργον

ergoner'-gon

work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought

168 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: érgon

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2041is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 26 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 8
    spellings
  • 3
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G2041

toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act

The King James renders it: deed, doing, labour, 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

ergon is rendered "work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought". It stands 168 times in the Greek text, across twenty-six books.

  • Twenty-seven of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "work, task, employment".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • The Greek text spells it eight different ways.

The first use

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16ἔργα

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

The word carries three meanings: work, task, employment, and a deed, action, and that which is wrought.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
work, task, employmentMrk.13:34Tagged as
  • work40
  • deeds13
  • a work5
  • of works2
  • the works2
  • in action1
  • in work1
  • of labor1

and 1 more, 66 uses in all

WhereDeuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so…
a deed, actionTit.1:16, Jas.1:25 . listing, from λόγος, Luk.24:19, Rom.15:18, 2Th.2:17, 1Jn.3:18; ἐν λόγοις κ. ἔ., Act.7:22; of acts of God, Jhn.9:3,...Tagged as
  • deed4
  • action1
  • by deed1
  • by works1
  • of work —1
WhereLuke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered…
that which is wroughtor made, a workTagged as
  • works94
WhereActs 7:41At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol…

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 168, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

8 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

  • ἔργα58
  • ἔργων40
  • ἔργον38
  • ἔργοις13
  • ἔργῳ9
  • ἔργου8
  • ἔργῳ.¶1
  • ἔργων.¶1

The grammar of each form

  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural43N-APN
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural41N-GPN
  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular31N-ASN
  • noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural15N-NPN
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural13N-DPN
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular10N-DSN
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular8N-GSN
  • noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular7N-NSN

Matthew

six uses
  • In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

    Matthew 5:16

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

    Matthew 11:2

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

    Matthew 11:19

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

    Matthew 23:3

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

    Matthew 23:5

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

    Matthew 26:10

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: A work

Mark

two uses
  • It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

    Mark 13:34

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

    Mark 14:6

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work

Luke

two uses
  • So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

    Luke 11:48

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

    Luke 24:19

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: deed

John

twenty-seven uses
  • And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

    John 3:19

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

    John 3:20

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.”

    John 3:21

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

    John 4:34

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

    John 5:20

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

    John 5:36

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: the works
    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

    John 6:28

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

    John 6:29

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

    John 7:3

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

    John 7:7

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

    John 7:21

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

    John 8:39

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

    John 8:41

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

    John 9:3

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

    John 9:4

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

    John 10:25

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”

    John 10:32

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”

    John 10:33

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.

    John 10:37

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”

    John 10:38

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

    John 14:10

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

    John 14:11

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

    John 14:12

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

    John 15:24

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

    John 17:4

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work

Acts

ten uses
  • So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

    Acts 5:38

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

    Acts 7:22

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.

    Acts 7:41

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

    Acts 9:36

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: of works
  • While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

    Acts 13:2

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • ‘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.’”

    Acts 13:41

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a work
    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a work
  • From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

    Acts 14:26

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

    Acts 15:38

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

    Acts 26:20

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works

Romans

fourteen uses
  • God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

    Romans 2:6

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

    Romans 2:7

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: in work
  • So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

    Romans 2:15

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

    Romans 3:20

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.

    Romans 3:27

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: of works
  • For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

    Romans 3:28

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

    Romans 4:2

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

    Romans 4:6

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

    Romans 9:32

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

    Romans 11:6

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

    Romans 13:3

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

    Romans 13:12

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

    Romans 14:20

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

    Romans 15:18

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: by deed

1 Corinthians

eight uses
  • his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

    1 Corinthians 3:13

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

    1 Corinthians 3:14

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

    1 Corinthians 3:15

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

    1 Corinthians 5:2

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: deed
  • Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

    1 Corinthians 9:1

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

    1 Corinthians 15:58

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • 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.

    1 Corinthians 16:10

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work

2 Corinthians

three uses
  • And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

    2 Corinthians 9:8

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

    2 Corinthians 10:11

    • ἔργῳ.¶ergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: in action
  • It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

    2 Corinthians 11:15

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds

Galatians

eight uses
  • know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

    Galatians 2:16

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

    Galatians 3:2

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

    Galatians 3:5

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

    Galatians 3:10

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

    Galatians 5:19

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

    Galatians 6:4

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: the work

Ephesians

four uses
  • not by works, so that no one can boast.

    Ephesians 2:9

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

    Ephesians 2:10

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

    Ephesians 4:12

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

    Ephesians 5:11

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

Philippians

three uses
  • being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

    Philippians 1:6

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a work
  • But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.

    Philippians 1:22

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of labor
  • because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

    Philippians 2:30

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work

Colossians

three uses
  • so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

    Colossians 1:10

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

    Colossians 1:21

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

    Colossians 3:17

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: deed

1 Thessalonians

two uses
  • and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

    1 Thessalonians 1:3

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

    1 Thessalonians 5:13

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work

2 Thessalonians

two uses
  • To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

    2 Thessalonians 1:11

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

    2 Thessalonians 2:17

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: work

1 Timothy

six uses
  • but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

    1 Timothy 2:10

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

    1 Timothy 3:1

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: a work
  • and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

    1 Timothy 5:10

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

    1 Timothy 5:25

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

    1 Timothy 6:18

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

2 Timothy

six uses
  • 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.

    2 Timothy 1:9

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    2 Timothy 2:21

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

    2 Timothy 3:17

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

    2 Timothy 4:5

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

    2 Timothy 4:14

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • 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.

    2 Timothy 4:18

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: deed

Titus

eight uses
  • They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

    Titus 1:16

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: by works
    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

    Titus 2:7

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Titus 2:14

    • ἔργων.¶ergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

    Titus 3:1

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • 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.

    Titus 3:5

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Titus 3:8

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: 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.

    Titus 3:14

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

Hebrews

nine uses
  • And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

    Hebrews 1:10

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

    Hebrews 3:9

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: 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.

    Hebrews 4:3

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

    Hebrews 4:4

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

    Hebrews 4:10

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: 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,

    Hebrews 6:1

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Hebrews 6:10

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • 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!

    Hebrews 9:14

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

    Hebrews 10:24

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

James

fifteen uses
  • Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

    James 1:4

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • 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.

    James 1:25

    • ἔργουergounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of work —
  • What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

    James 2:14

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

    James 2:17

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    James 2:18

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

    James 2:20

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

    James 2:21

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

    James 2:22

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

    James 2:24

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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?

    James 2:25

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

    James 2:26

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    James 3:13

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works

1 Peter

two uses
  • Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

    1 Peter 1:17

    • ἔργονergonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: work
  • 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.

    1 Peter 2:12

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds

2 Peter

two uses
  • (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

    2 Peter 2:8

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • 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.

    2 Peter 3:10

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works

1 John

three uses
  • 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.

    1 John 3:8

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    1 John 3:12

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

    1 John 3:18

    • ἔργῳergonoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: action

2 John

one use
  • Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

    2 John 1:11

    • ἔργοιςergoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

3 John

one use
  • 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.

    3 John 1:10

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works

Jude

one use
  • 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.”

    Jude 1:15

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works

Revelation

twenty uses
  • 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.

    Revelation 2:2

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Revelation 2:5

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

    Revelation 2:6

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.

    Revelation 2:19

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Revelation 2:22

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: 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.

    Revelation 2:23

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

    Revelation 2:26

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • “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.

    Revelation 3:1

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.

    Revelation 3:2

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

    Revelation 3:8

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

    Revelation 3:15

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: 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.

    Revelation 9:20

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.”

    Revelation 14:13

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: the 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!

    Revelation 15:3

    • ἔργαerganoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

    Revelation 16:11

    • ἔργωνergonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • 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.

    Revelation 18:6

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

    Revelation 20:12

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: deeds
  • The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

    Revelation 20:13

    • ἔργαerganoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: works
  • “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

    Revelation 22:12

    • ἔργονergonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: work

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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