ergatēs · worker, laborer

What it means

ergatēs (ἐργάτης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “worker, laborer”.

Especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.

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. One who works, in the fields or in God's work.

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

How it is translated

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

• workers ×12
• worker ×4

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Luke×4
• Acts×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• James×1

• Matthew 9:37

  Then he says to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few;

• Matthew 9:38

  so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

• Matthew 10:10

  no bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

• Matthew 20:1

  For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

• Matthew 20:2

  And after agreeing with the workers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

• Matthew 20:8

  And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard says to his steward, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last up to the first.’

• Luke 10:2

  And he was saying to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the workers are few; so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

• Luke 10:7

  And remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things offered by them; for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

• Luke 13:27

  And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

• Acts 19:25

  He gathered these together with the workers in similar trades and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our prosperity.

• 2 Corinthians 11:13

  For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of the Messiah.

• Philippians 3:2

  Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for the mutilation.

• 1 Timothy 5:18

  For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

• 2 Timothy 2:15

  Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, cutting straight the word of truth.

• James 5:4

  Look, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields, withheld by you, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Tsevaot.

And 1 more times.