ἀργός (argos) means “idle” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ar-gos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀργός · argos · idle
ἀργός, -όν (in late Gk., incl. NT, -ή, -όν; ἀ- neg., ἔργον) [in LXX: 3Ki.6:7 (מַסָּע), Wis.14:5 15:15, Sir.37:11 38:28 * ;] inactive, idle: Mat.20:3, 6, 1Ti.5:13, Tit.1:12, 2Pe.1:8. Metaphorical, of things, inactive, ineffective, worthless: ῥῆμα, Mat.12:36; πίστις, Jas.2:20 (see Cremer, 259 f.).† SYN.: βραδύς, slow; νωθρός, sluggish (Tr., Syn., § civ) (AS)
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idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| doing nothing | 2 |
| careless | 1 |
| idle | 1 |
| ineffective | 1 |
| lazy | 1 |
| to be idle | 1 |
| worthless | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| idle | 6 |
| barren | 1 |
| slow | 1 |
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But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Read word by wordAbout the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
Read word by wordAbout the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
Read word by wordAt the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Read word by wordAs one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Read word by wordO foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
Read word by wordFor if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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