katergazomai · accomplish, produce, do

What it means

katergazomai (κατεργάζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “accomplish, produce, do”.

Bring about, accomplish, produce; also carry out or commit a deed.

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 yield as a fruit or consequence: one thing leads to another.
2. To carry out something, often evil.

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

How it is translated

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

• produces ×4
• accomplished ×2
• doing ×2
• produced ×2
• producing ×2
• who do ×2
• I do ×1
• brings about ×1
• committing ×1
• does ×1
• others ×4

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Romans×11
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×6
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Romans 1:27

  and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their desire for one another, males with males committing the indecency and receiving in themselves the penalty that was due for their error.

• Romans 2:9

  There will be affliction and distress upon every soul of a human being who does evil, of both the Jew first and the Greek;

• Romans 4:15

  For the law brings about wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

• Romans 5:3

  And not only that, but we also boast in afflictions, knowing that affliction produces perseverance,

• Romans 7:8

  But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting; for apart from the law sin is dead.

• Romans 7:13

  Then did what is good become death to me? By no means! But sin did, so that it might be shown to be sin, producing death in me through what is good, so that sin might become sinful beyond measure through the commandment.

• Romans 7:15

  For what I do I do not understand; for what I want, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.

• Romans 7:17

  But now it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that dwells in me.

• Romans 7:18

  For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wanting is present with me, but the doing of the good is not.

• Romans 7:20

  But if what I do not want, this I do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that dwells in me.

• Romans 15:18

  For I will not dare to speak of anything that the Messiah has not accomplished through me for the obedience of the nations, by word and deed,

• 1 Corinthians 5:3

  For I, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged, as if present, the one who has done this in this way.

• 2 Corinthians 4:17

  For our momentary light affliction is producing for us beyond all measure an eternal weight of glory,

• 2 Corinthians 5:5

  And the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who gave us the down payment of the Spirit.

• 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.

• 2 Corinthians 7:11

  For look at this very thing, being grieved according to God: how much earnestness it produced in you, even defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even punishment! In everything you showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.

• 2 Corinthians 9:11

  being enriched in everything for all generosity, which produces through us thanksgiving to God;

• 2 Corinthians 12:12

  The signs of the apostle were performed among you in all perseverance, by both signs and wonders and miracles.

• Ephesians 6:13

  For this reason take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having accomplished everything, to stand.

• Philippians 2:12

  So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

• James 1:3

  knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

• 1 Peter 4:3

  For the time that has passed is enough for doing what the nations want, having walked in debauchery, desires, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.