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ergazomai G2038

ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai) means “to work” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐργάζομαι Greek · G2038 41 tagged occurrences in 39 verses

Pronunciation guide: er-gad'-zom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2038

ἐργάζομαι · ergazomai · to work

ἐργάζομαι (ἔργον), [in LXX for עָבַד, פָּעַל, עָשָׂה, etc. ;] 1. intrans., (a) to work, labour: Mat.21:28, Luk.13:14, Jhn.5:17 9:4 b, Act.18:3, 1Co.9:6, 2Th.3:10-12; τ. χερσίν, 1Co.4:12, 1Th.4:11; νυκτὸς κ. ἡαέρας, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8; of working for pay, Mat.21:28; for reward, Rom.4:4-5; (b) to work at a trade or business, to trade: before Iv (Dem.), Mat.25:16. 2. Trans., (a) to work, work out, do, produce, perform: with accusative, 2Co.7:10, Col.3:23, 2Th.3:11, Jas.1:20, 2Jn.8, before εἰς, III Jn 5; ἔργον, Act.13:41 (LXX); id. before εἰς, Mat.26:10; ἐν, Mrk.14:6; ἔργα, Jhn.3:21; τὰ ἔ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.6:28 9:4; τὸ ἔ. κυρίου, 1Co.16:10; τ. ἀγαθόν, Rom.2:10, Eph.4:28 (see AR, Eph.) 190); id. before πρός, Gal.6:10; κακόν, before dative of person(s) (more frequently dupl. accusative, in cl.), Rom.13:10; δικαιοσύνην, Act.10:35, Heb.11:33; ἀνομίαν, Mat.7:23; ἁμαρτίαν, Jas.2:9; σημεῖον, Jhn.6:30; τ. ἱερά, 1Co.9:13; τ. θάλασσαν (work the sea, i.e. make one's living from it), Rev.18:17; (b) to work for, earn by working (cl.): Jhn.6:27 (cf. κατ-, περι-, προσ-εργάζομαι; Cremer, 258; on the force of the aorist of this verb, see M, Pr., 116).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.

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How translators render G2038

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
work 3
do 2
she has done 2
we worked 2
accomplished 1
accomplishing 1
administered 1
am doing 1
am working 1
and put them to work 1
and work 1
begin working 1
bring about 1
brings 1
does 1
does not work 1
doing 1
he is doing 1
is at his work 1
let us do 1
make their living 1
perform 1
the worker 1
to work 1
to work with 1
vvv 1
we have worked for 1
will you do 1
work at it 1
work for 1
work for a living 1
worked 1
workers 1
you 1
you are doing 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
work 6
wrought 4
worketh 3
working 3
she hath wrought 2
to him that worketh 2
to work 2
and traded 1
do 1
dost thou work 1
he worketh 1
labour 1
labouring 1
let us do 1
that worketh 1
they which minister 1
they work 1
thou doest 1
to forbear working 1
trade by 1
we have wrought 1
we might work 1
ye commit 1
ye that work 1

Verses containing G2038

Page 1 of 1. 39 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

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  2. Matthew 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

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  3. Matthew 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.

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  4. Matthew 26:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

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  5. Mark 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

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  6. Luke 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

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  7. John 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

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  8. John 5:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

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  9. John 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

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  10. John 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

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  11. John 6:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

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  12. John 9:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

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  13. Acts 10:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

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  14. Acts 13:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

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  15. Acts 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

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  16. Romans 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.

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  17. Romans 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

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  18. Romans 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

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  19. Romans 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

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  21. 1 Corinthians 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

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  22. 1 Corinthians 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

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  23. 1 Corinthians 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

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  24. 2 Corinthians 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

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  25. Galatians 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

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  26. Ephesians 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  27. Colossians 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

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  28. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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  29. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

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  30. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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  31. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

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  32. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.

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  33. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

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  34. Hebrews 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

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  35. James 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

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  36. James 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

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  37. 2 John 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

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  38. 3 John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.

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  39. Revelation 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

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