Greek verb · G2872
κοπιάω
kopiaokop-ee-ah'-o
(as in cl.) to grow weary; Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toil
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kopiáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2872is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 17spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2872
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
The King James renders it: (bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
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
kopiao is rendered "(as in cl.) to grow weary; Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toil". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Three of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "(as in cl.) to grow weary".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:28And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
- The Greek text spells it seventeen different ways.
The first use
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
Matthew 6:28κοπιῶσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in thirteen of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: (as in cl.) to grow weary, and Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toil.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| (as in cl.) to grow wearyMat.11:28 | Tagged as
and 2 more, 14 uses in all | WhereIsaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength… |
| Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toilabsol., Mat.6:23, Luk.5:5 12:27, Jhn.4:38, Act.20:35, 1Co.4:12, Eph.4:28, 2Ti.2:5; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.4:38; frequently in... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness… |
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 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
17 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
- ἐκοπίασα2
- ἐκοπίασεν2
- κοπιῶμεν2
- κοπιῶντας2
- κοπιῶντες2
- κεκοπίακα1
- κεκοπιάκασιν1
- κεκοπιάκατε1
- κεκοπιακὼς1
- κοπιᾷ1
- κοπιάσαντες1
- κοπιάτω1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural2V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural2V-PAP-APM
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1V-PAM-3S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · feminine plural1V-PAP-APF
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-PAP-ASM
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-DSM
Matthew
two uses
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
- κοπιῶσινkopiosinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: do they labor
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- κοπιῶντεςkopiontesverb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: toiling
Luke
two uses
“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
- κοπιάσαντεςkopiasantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having toiled
Consider 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.
- κοπιᾷkopiaverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: do they labor
John
three uses
Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- κεκοπιακὼςkekopiakosverb · perfect active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: already wearying
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
- κεκοπιάκατεkekopiakateverb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: have toiled for
- κεκοπιάκασινkekopiakasinverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: have toiled
Acts
one use
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- κοπιῶνταςkopiontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: straining
Romans
three uses
Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
- ἐκοπίασενekopiasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: toiled
Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
- κοπιώσαςkopiosasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: toiling
- ἐκοπίασενekopiasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: toiled
1 Corinthians
three uses
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
- κοπιῶμενkopiomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we toil
But 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.
- ἐκοπίασαekopiasaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I toiled
to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
- κοπιῶντι.¶kopiontiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: laboring
Galatians
one use
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
- κεκοπίακαkekopiakaverb · perfect active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have toiled
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.
- κοπιάτωkopiatoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: he should toil
Philippians
one use
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- ἐκοπίασαekopiasaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: toil
Colossians
one use
To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- κοπιῶkopioverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I toil
1 Thessalonians
one use
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
- κοπιῶνταςkopiontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: toiling
1 Timothy
two uses
To 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.
- κοπιῶμενkopiomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we toil
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- κοπιῶντεςkopiontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: straining
2 Timothy
one use
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
- κοπιῶνταkopiontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: hardworking
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
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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.