ἐνεργής
energēs · effective, active
Greek word · Strong’s number G1756 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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energēs (ἐνεργής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “effective, active”.
At work.
How to say it
e·ner·gēs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Working and producing results.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- effective ×2
- active ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
for a great and effective door has opened for me, and there are many who oppose me.
- Philemon 1:6
and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the Messiah.
- Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.