adjective
argos
Greekἀργός (argos)
Strong’sG692
idle, lazy, thoughtless
stem arg-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀργός, -όν
(in late Gk., incl. NT, -ή, -όν; < ἀ- neg., ἔργον), [in LXX: III Ki 6:7 (מַסָּע?), Wi 14:5 15:15, Si 37:11 38:28*;]
SYN.: βραδύς, slow; νωθρός, sluggish (Tr., Syn., § civ).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G692 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | argos | argas1×ἀργή | argem1×ἀργὸν | argois1×ἀργοί | argais3×ἀργαὶ | argeim |
| object accusative | argon | argan | argoin2×ἀργούς | argain | ||
| direct address vocative | argor | argar | argoir | argair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | argou | argau | argeu | argoiu | argaiu | argeiu |
| to, for dative | argo | arga | arge | argoi | argai | argei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
arg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
argas“useless”subjectnominative singular1×
James 2:20“useless”thelasō de gnōskara, ō anthrōpor kenor, hoti tas pistias chōris teiu ergeiu argas atō?O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
argem“careless”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Matthew 12:36“careless”legamō de vi hoti pantem rēmem argem hem lalali tois anthrōpois, apodōali peri auteu logon en hēmera krisiau;But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
argois“idle”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 20:6“idle”peri de tan hendekatan exercharatos heuriskata alloin histanarētoin, kai legatō autoi; Tinem hōde histanavē holan tan hēmeran argois?About 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.
argoin“idle”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 20:3“idle”kai exercharatos peri tritan hōran horata alloin histanarētoin en ta agora argoin;About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
2 Peter 1:8“ineffective”houteim gar vi huparcharōteim kai pleonazarōteim ouk argoin oude akarpoin kathistanatō eis tan tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou epignōsian;For 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.
argais“idle”subjectnominative plural3×
1 Timothy 5:13“idle”hama de kai argais mathalō, periercherōtais tain oikiain, ouk monem de argais alla kai fluarais kai periergais, lalarōtais teim mē darōteim.At 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.
1 Timothy 5:13“idle”hama de kai argais mathalō, periercherōtais tain oikiain, ouk monem de argais alla kai fluarais kai periergais, lalarōtais teim mē darōteim.At 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.
Titus 1:12“lazy”legata tinos ek autoiu, idios autoiu profētos, Krois aei pseustois, kakeim thēreim, gastērais argais;As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”