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ἔργον (ergon) means “work” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἔργον Greek · G2041 169 tagged occurrences in 157 verses

Pronunciation guide: er'-gon Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2041

ἔργον · ergon · work

ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ;] 1. work, task, employment: Mrk.13:34, Jhn.4:34 17:4, Act.13:2, Php.1:22 2:30, 1Th.5:13, al.; of an enterprise or undertaking (Deu.15:10, Wis.2:12), Act.5:38. 2. a deed, action: Tit.1:16, Jas.1:25 . listing, from λόγος, Luk.24:19, Rom.15:18, 2Th.2:17, 1Jn.3:18; ἐν λόγοις κ. ἔ., Act.7:22; of acts of God, Jhn.9:3, Act.13:41" (LXX), Heb.4:10, Rev.15:3; of Christ, Mat.11:2; esp. in Jo, e.g. 5:20, 36 7:3 10:38 14:11, 12 15:24; in ethical sense, of human actions (AR, Eph., 190), bad or good, Mat.23:3, Luk.11:48, Jhn.3:20, 21 Jas.2:14ff. 3:13, Rev.2:5 3:8; τὸ ἔ., collectively, Gal.6:4, Jas.1:4, 1Pe.1:17, Rev.22:12; τὸ ἔ. τ. νόμου, Rom.2:15; ἔ. ἀγαθόν, Rom.2:7, Col.1:10, 2Th.2:17, Tit.1:16, al.; καλόν, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6; pl. (as frequently in cl.), Mat.5:16, 1Ti.5:10, 25 Heb.10:24; ἔ. πίστεως, 1Th.1:3, 2Th.1:11; ἔ. πονηρά, Col.1:21, 2Jo.11; νέκρα, Heb.6:1 9:14; ἄκαρπα, Eph.5:11; ἔ. ἀσεβείας, Ju 15; τ. σκότους, Rom.13:12, Eph.5:11; ἔ. νόμου, Rom.3:20, 28 Gal.2:16 3:2, 5 10. 3. that which is wrought or made, a work: 1Co.3:13-15; τ. χειρῶν, Act.7:41; of the works of God, Heb.1:10; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔ., 2Pe.3:10; τὸ ἔ. τ. θεοῦ, Rom.14:20. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.

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How translators render G2041

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
works 49
deeds 41
work 28
deed 6
action 4
actions 4
has done 3
vvv 3
task 2
the work 2
workmanship 2
a work 1
act 1
acts 1
an effective 1
conduct 1
deeds done 1
deeds you did 1
do 1
endeavor 1
he did 1
her actions 1
his deeds 1
in action 1
in doing 1
in our actions 1
its work 1
labor 1
miracle 1
of works 1
practice 1
that 1
what he did 1
works themselves 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
works 71
work 31
the works 29
the work 13
deeds 11
the deeds 5
a 3
deed 3
a work 2
in deed 2
of 2
to 2
doing 1
in works 1
labour 1
of the work 1
of works 1
the 1
the very works 1
with 1

Verses containing G2041

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  1. Titus 1:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

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  2. Titus 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

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  3. Titus 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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  4. Titus 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

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  5. Titus 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

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  6. Titus 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

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  7. Titus 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

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  8. Hebrews 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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  9. Hebrews 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

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  10. Hebrews 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

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  11. Hebrews 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

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  12. Hebrews 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

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  13. Hebrews 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

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  14. Hebrews 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

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  15. Hebrews 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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  16. Hebrews 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

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  17. James 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

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  18. James 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

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  19. James 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

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  20. James 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

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  21. James 2:18 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

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  22. James 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

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  23. James 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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  24. James 2:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

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  25. James 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

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  26. James 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

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  27. James 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

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  28. James 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

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  29. 1 Peter 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

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  30. 1 Peter 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

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  31. 2 Peter 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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  32. 2 Peter 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  33. 1 John 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

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  34. 1 John 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

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  35. 1 John 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

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  36. 2 John 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

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  37. 3 John 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

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  38. Jude 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

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  39. Revelation 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

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  40. Revelation 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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  41. Revelation 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

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  42. Revelation 2:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

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  43. Revelation 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

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  44. Revelation 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

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  45. Revelation 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

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  46. Revelation 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

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  47. Revelation 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.

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  48. Revelation 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

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  49. Revelation 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

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  50. Revelation 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

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