kopos · labor, toil

What it means

kopos (κόπος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “labor, toil”.

Hard work, labor; also trouble.

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. Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
2. A nuisance: "leave me alone".

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

How it is translated

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

• labor ×8
• labors ×4
• trouble ×4
• bother ×1
• toil ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• John×1
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 2 Corinthians×4
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×3
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• Revelation×2

• 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 11:7

  and that one from inside answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’?

• Luke 18:5

  yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’”

• John 4:38

  I sent you to reap what you have not labored for; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

• 1 Corinthians 3:8

  Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

• 1 Corinthians 15:58

  So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 6:5

  in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in fastings,

• 2 Corinthians 10:15

  not boasting beyond measure in others’ labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we may be enlarged among you according to our rule to an abundance,

• 2 Corinthians 11:23

  Are they servants of the Messiah? —I am speaking as one out of his mind— I am more so: in labors far more, in imprisonments far more, in beatings beyond measure, in deaths often.

• 2 Corinthians 11:27

  in labor and toil, in sleepless nights often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

• Galatians 6:17

  From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3

  remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah,

• 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 3:5

  For this reason I also, when I could no longer bear it, sent to learn of your faith, for fear that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be in vain.

• 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;

• Revelation 2:2

  I know your works, and your toil and your endurance, and that you cannot bear evil people, and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them false;

• Revelation 14:13

  And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Happy are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow them.”