Periergazomai περιεργάζομαι
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| περιεργάζομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | periergazomai |
| Strong's number | G4020 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be a busybody |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Periergazomai (Greek περιεργάζομαι, Strong's G4020) is a Greek verb meaning “be a busybody”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
περι-εργάζομαι
[in LXX: Wis.8:5 א1, Sir.3:23 * ;]
1. to waste one's labour about a thing.
2. to be a busybody: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Wis.8:5 א1, Sir.3:23 * ;]
1. to waste one's labour about a thing.
2. to be a busybody: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | busybodies (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | being busybodies (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Periergazomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
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).