ἐργάτης ergatēs G2040
“a field-laborer, workman” — 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
- 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
- ἀργός argos G0692 “idle, lazy, thoughtless” built from ἀ- G0001 + ἔργον G2041 (per Strong's) in 7 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
Rendered in BSB as: workers ×8, worker ×3, workmen ×2, them ×1, evildoers ×1, workman ×1 (16 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 [G2040]
a field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general.
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15 verse(s)
- Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Matthew 9:38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Matthew 20:2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.ergatōn – noun · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-GPM - Matthew 20:8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Luke 10:2 And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - Luke 13:27 And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Acts 19:25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - 2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Philippians 3:2 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - 2 Timothy 2:15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.ergatēn – noun · accusative (object) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-ASM - James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.ergatōn – noun · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
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