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 saith he to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Matthew 9:38 beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Matthew 10:10 nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff — for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - Matthew 20:1 'For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Matthew 20:2 and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.ergatōn – noun · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-GPM - Matthew 20:8 'And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first.ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - Luke 10:2 then said he unto them, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Luke 10:7 'And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy [is] the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - Luke 13:27 and he shall say, I say to you, I have not known you whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of the unrighteousness.ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Acts 19:25 whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, 'Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - 2 Corinthians 11:13 for those such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,ergatai – noun · nominative (subject) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NPM - Philippians 3:2 look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;ergatas – noun · accusative (object) · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-APM - 1 Timothy 5:18 for the Writing saith, 'An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and 'Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.'ergatēs – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSM - 2 Timothy 2:15 be diligent to present thyself approved to God — a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;ergatēn – noun · accusative (object) · singular · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
N-ASM - James 5:4 lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you — doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;ergatōn – noun · genitive (often 'of') · plural · masculineverse | pericope | chapter
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