ergazomai · work

What it means

ergazomai (ἐργάζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “work”.

Do, carry out.

How to say it

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

1. To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
2. To accomplish something, good or bad.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• work ×12
• working ×7
• worked ×4
• carry out ×2
• does ×2
• she has done ×2
• works ×2
• bring about ×1
• have been done ×1
• he is doing ×1
• others ×7

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• John×8
• Acts×3
• Romans×4
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×4
• Hebrews×1
• James×2
• 2 John×1
• 3 John×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 7:23

  And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.’

• Matthew 21:28

  But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, ‘Child, go, work today in the vineyard.’

• Matthew 25:16

  the one who had received the five talents went and worked with them and gained another five.

• Matthew 26:10

  But Jesus, knowing it, said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a beautiful work for me.

• Mark 14:6

  But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why do you cause her trouble? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

• Luke 13:14

  But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

• John 3:21

  But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so that it may be shown plainly that his works have been done in God.”

• John 5:17

  But he answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I am working.”

• John 6:27

  Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”

• John 6:28

  So they said to him, “What must we do to carry out the works of God?”

• John 6:30

  So they said to him, “What sign then do you do that we may see and believe you? What work are you doing?

• John 9:4

  We must carry out the works of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.

• Acts 10:35

  but in every nation the one who fears him and does righteousness is acceptable to him.

• Acts 13:41

  ‘Look, you scoffers, and be amazed and perish; for I am working a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone describes it to you.’”

• Acts 18:3

  and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for they were tentmakers by trade.

• Romans 2:10

  but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to both the Jew first and the Greek.

• Romans 4:4

  Now to the one who works, the wages are not counted as a favor but as what is owed.

• Romans 4:5

  But to the one who does not work but believes in him who declares righteous the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

• Romans 13:10

  Love works no evil to the neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

• 1 Corinthians 4:12

  and we toil, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

• 1 Corinthians 9:6

  Or is it only I and Barnabas who do not have the right not to work?

• 1 Corinthians 9:13

  Do you not know that those who perform the sacred services eat the food from the temple, and those who attend the altar share with the altar?

• 1 Corinthians 16:10

  Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I also am.

• 2 Corinthians 7:10

  For grief according to God produces a change of mind leading to salvation, without regret; but the grief of the world produces death.

• Galatians 6:10

  So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, and especially to those of the household of faith.

• Ephesians 4:28

  Let the one who steals no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

• Colossians 3:23

  Whatever you do, work at it from the soul, as for the Lord and not for people,

• 1 Thessalonians 2:9

  For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: working night and day so as not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the good news of God.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:11

  and to make it your ambition to live quietly and to attend to your own affairs and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

• 2 Thessalonians 3:8

  nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but with labor and toil we worked night and day so as not to burden any of you;

• 2 Thessalonians 3:10

  For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:11

  For we hear that some are walking among you in a disorderly way, doing no work but being busybodies.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:12

  Now to such people we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus the Messiah that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.

• Hebrews 11:33

  who through faith conquered kingdoms, practiced righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

• James 1:20

  for a man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.

• James 2:9

  But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

• 2 John 1:8

  Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

• 3 John 1:5

  Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, and that for strangers,

• Revelation 18:17

  For in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every ship captain and everyone who sails to any place, and sailors, and all who work on the sea, stood far off

And 2 more times.