ἀργός argos G0692
“idle, lazy, thoughtless” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 20 more words
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to ἔργον ergon (G2041). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- ἔργον ergon G2041 “work, labor, action, deed” head of this family (per Strong's: a primary word) in 161 verses
- ἐργάζομαι ergazomai G2038 “I word, trade, do” built from ἔργον G2041 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 39 verses
- καταργέω katargeō G2673 “I bring to naught, sever, abolish” built from κατά G2596 + ἀργέω G0691 (per Strong's) in 26 verses
- κατεργάζομαι katergazomai G2716 “I work out, produce, accomplish” built from κατά G2596 + ἐργάζομαι G2038 (per Strong's) in 22 verses
- ἐνεργέω energeō G1754 “I work, accomplish, am operative” built from ἐνεργής, ἐναργής G1756 (per Strong's) in 19 verses
- ἐργάτης ergatēs G2040 “a field-laborer, workman” built from ἔργον G2041 (per Strong's) in 15 verses
- συνεργός sunergos G4904 “a fellow worker” built from σύν G4862 + ἔργον G2041 (per Strong's) in 13 verses
- ἐνέργεια energeia G1753 “working, activity” built from ἐνεργής, ἐναργής G1756 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 8 verses
- ἐργασία ergasia G2039 “working, activity, trade, performance” built from ἐργάτης G2040 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 6 verses
- συνεργέω sunergeō G4903 “I work together” built from συνεργός G4904 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
- ἐνεργής, ἐναργής energēs, enargēs G1756 “effective” built from ἐν G1722 + ἔργον G2041 (per Strong's) in 3 verses
- ἐνέργημα energēma G1755 “a working, an effect” built from ἐνεργέω G1754 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 2 verses
Built from ἀ- a- G0001 + ἔργον ergon G2041 (per Strong's). The first part is a prefix (a preposition or a short prefix such as “un-”), so the word is listed with the family of the last part only, never with the prefix.
Rendered in BSB as: doing nothing ×2, careless ×1, to be idle ×1, idle ×1, lazy ×1, worthless ×1, ineffective ×1 (8 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
Full definitions (source + licence)
Dodson Greek Lexicon [G0692]
idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.
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7 verse(s)
- Matthew 12:36 'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;argon – adjective · accusative (object) · singular · neuterverse | pericope | chapter
A-ASN - Matthew 20:3 'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,argous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - Matthew 20:6 And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?argous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
A-APM - 1 Timothy 5:13 and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;argai – adjective · nominative (subject) · plural · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NPF - Titus 1:12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said — 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'argai – adjective · nominative (subject) · plural · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NPF - James 2:20 And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?argē – adjective · nominative (subject) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
A-NSF - 2 Peter 1:8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,argous – adjective · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
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