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noun · feminine

energeias

Greekἐνέργεια (energeia)

Strong’sG1753

working, activity

stem energei-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

workingenergypowerpowerful

What it means

** ἐνέργεια, -ας, ἡ

(< ἐνεργής), [in LXX: Wi 7:17, 26 13:4 18:22, II Mac 3:29, III Mac 4:21 5:12, 28 *;]

operative power (as distinct from δύναμις, potential power), working: of God, Eph 1:19 3:7 4:16, Phl 3:21, Col 1:29 2:12; of Satan, II Th 2:9, 11 (cf. M, Th., l.c.; AR, Eph., 241 ff.; Cremer, 261).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1753 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiden-erg'-i-ah

efficiency ("energy")

Fromfrom G1756;

King Jamesoperation, strong, (effectual) working.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence caseone singularmore than one plural
subject nominativeenergeiasenergeiais
object accusativeenergeianἐνέργειανenergeiain
direct address vocativeenergeiarenergeiair
of, belonging to genitiveenergeiauἐνεργείαςenergeiaiu
to, for dativeenergeiaenergeiai

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
energeistem+agender+snruits job in the sentence case+ione · more than one number

energeia 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

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

energeian“working”objectaccusative singular

Ephesians 1:19“working”kai tinem tem huperballarōtem megethem tau dunamiau autou eis nin toin pisteuarōtoin kata tan energeian teu krateu tau ischuau autouand the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

Ephesians 3:7“working”heu ginima diakonos kata tan dōrean tau chariau tou theou tau dōiratau mi kata tan energeian tau dunamiau autouI became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.

Ephesians 4:16“working”ek hou pantem tem sōmem sunarmologirōtem kai sumbibazirōtem dia pantau hafau tau epichorēgiau kata energeian en metre heneu hekasteu mereu tan auxēsian teu sōmeu poietō eis oikodoman heauteu en agapa.From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

Philippians 3:21“power”hos metaschēmatizati tem sōmem tau tapeinōsiau nu summorfem te sōme tau doxau autou kata tan energeian teu dunerō auton kai hupotassara heauto teim panteim.who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

Colossians 1:29“energy”eis hem kai kopiamō agōnizerōtos kata tan energeian autou tan energerōtan en mi en dunamia.To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

2 Thessalonians 2:9“working”hou atō tas parousias kata energeian tou Satanaou en panta dunamia kai sēmei kai teratei pseuseuThe coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

2 Thessalonians 2:11“powerful”kai dia houtem pempatō autoi tos theos energeian planau eis tem pisteuara autoin te pseuse,For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

energeiau“working”of, belonging togenitive singular

Colossians 2:12“working”sunthaptiratois auto en to baptismo, en ho kai sunegeiriva dia tau pistiau tau energeiau tou theou tou egeiraratou auton ek nekroiu;And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.