Greek noun (masculine) · G2873
κόπος
koposkop'-os
a striking, beating (in; laborious toil, trouble
18 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kópos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2873is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2873
a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains
The King James renders it: labour, + trouble, weariness.
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
kopos is rendered "a striking, beating (in; laborious toil, trouble". It stands 18 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Four of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a striking, beating (in".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 26:10Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
Matthew 26:10κόπους
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a striking, beating (in, and laborious toil, trouble.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a striking, beating (inJer.45:3 = κοπετός) | Tagged as
| WhereJeremiah 45:3You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with… |
| laborious toil, troubleJhn.4:38, 1Co.3:8 15:58, 1Th.3:5; κ. τ. ἀγάπης, 1Th.1:3; ἔργα καὶ κ., Rev.2:2; κ. καὶ μόχθος, 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8; pl., ἐν κ.,... | Tagged as
| WhereJohn 4:38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work… |
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 18, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 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
- κόπον5
- κόπους4
- κόποις3
- κόπος2
- κόπῳ2
- κόπου1
- κόπων1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular5N-ASM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural4N-APM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3N-DPM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2N-DSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2N-NSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1N-GPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1N-GSM
Matthew
one use
Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- κόπουςkopousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: trouble
Mark
one use
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- κόπουςkopousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: trouble
Luke
two uses
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
- κόπουςkopousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: trouble
yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
- κόπονkoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: trouble
John
one use
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.”
- κόπονkoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: labor
1 Corinthians
two uses
He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- κόπονkoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: labor
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.
- κόποςkoposnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: toil
2 Corinthians
four uses
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
- κόποιςkopoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: labors
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- κόποιςkopoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: labors
Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- κόποιςkopoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: labors
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
- κόπῳkoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: labor
Galatians
one use
From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
- κόπουςkopousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: troubles
1 Thessalonians
three 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.
- κόπουkopounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: labor
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.
- κόπονkoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: labor
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
- κόποςkoposnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: labor
2 Thessalonians
one use
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.
- κόπῳkoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: labor
Revelation
two 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.
- κόπονkoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: labor
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.”
- κόπωνkoponnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: labors
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.