Ergasia ἐργασία
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| ἐργασία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ergasia |
| Strong's number | G2039 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | work |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (4) |
Ergasia (Greek ἐργασία, Strong's G2039) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “work”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐργασία, -ας, ἡ
(ἔργον), [in LXX for מְלָאכָה, עֲבֹדָה, etc. ;]
1. work, business: Act.16:16, 19 19:24-25; δὸς ἐ. (Lat. da operam), Luk.12:58.
2. working, performance: Eph.4:19.†
(AS)
(ἔργον), [in LXX for מְלָאכָה, עֲבֹדָה, etc. ;]
1. work, business: Act.16:16, 19 19:24-25; δὸς ἐ. (Lat. da operam), Luk.12:58.
2. working, performance: Eph.4:19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gain (2), diligence (1), gains (1), craft (1), work (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | business (2), every effort (1), income (1), making money (1), practice (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ergasia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 12:58When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
Acts
- Acts 16:16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
- Acts 16:19And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Acts 19:24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
- Acts 19:25Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:19Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).