Kopiaō κοπιάω

Kopiaō (Greek κοπιάω, Strong's G2872) is a Greek verb meaning “to labor”. It occurs 23 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Kopiaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 6:28
  And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
• Matthew 11:28
  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Luke

• Luke 5:5
  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
• Luke 12:27
  Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

John

• John 4:6
  Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
• John 4:38
  I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

Acts

• Acts 20:35
  I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Romans

• Romans 16:6
  Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
• Romans 16:12
  Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:12
  And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
• 1 Corinthians 15:10
  But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• 1 Corinthians 16:16
  That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:11
  I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 4:28
  Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:16
  Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:29
  Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 5:12
  And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 4:10
  For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
• 1 Timothy 5:17
  Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:6
  The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

Revelation

• Revelation 2:3
  And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).