kopos G2873

κόπος (kopos) means “labor” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κόπος Greek · G2873 18 tagged occurrences in 18 verses

Pronunciation guide: kop'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2873

κόπος · kopos · labor

κόπος, -ου, ὁ (κόπτω) [in LXX chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc. ;] 1. a striking, beating (in Jer.45:3 = κοπετός) 2. laborious toil, trouble: Jhn.4:38, 1Co.3:8 15:58, 1Th.3:5; κ. τ. ἀγάπης, 1Th.1:3; ἔργα καὶ κ., Rev.2:2; κ. καὶ μόχθος, 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8; pl., ἐν κ., 2Co.6:5 10:15 11:23; ἐκ τ. κ., Rev.14:13; κόπονς (-ον) παρέχειν (in cl. more frequently π. πράγματα, πονον), with dative of person(s), Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Luk.11:7 18:5, Gal.6:17.† SYN.: μόλθος, labour; πόνος (which see), toil, painful effort; in cl., "π. gives prominence to the effort (work as requiring force), κ. to the fatigue, μ. (chiefly poetic) to the hardship" (Thayer, see word κ.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue.

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How translators render G2873

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
labor	10
bother	1
in labor	1
labors	1
the labors	1
trouble	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
labour	8
labours	5
trouble	2
her	1
me	1
trouble ye	1
weariness	1

Verses containing G2873

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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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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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Luke 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
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Luke 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
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John 4:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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1 Corinthians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
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1 Corinthians 15:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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2 Corinthians 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
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2 Corinthians 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
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2 Corinthians 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
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2 Corinthians 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
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Galatians 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
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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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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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Revelation 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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