noun · feminine
ergasias
Greekἐργασία (ergasia)
Strong’sG2039
working, activity, trade, performance
stem ergasi-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐργασία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἔργον), [in LXX for מְלָאכָה, עֲבֹדָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2039 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-gas-ee'-ah
occupation; by implication, profit, pains
Fromfrom G2040;
King Jamescraft, diligence, gain, work.
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 case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ergasias | ergasiais |
| object accusative | ergasian4×ἐργασίαν | ergasiain |
| direct address vocative | ergasiar | ergasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ergasiau2×ἐργασίας | ergasiaiu |
| to, for dative | ergasia | ergasiai |
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
ergasia 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
ergasian“effort”objectaccusative singular4×
Luke 12:58“effort”hōs gar hupagasō meta tou antidikou su epi archōnon, en ta hoda dōasar ergasian apallassirē apo autou, mēpote katasurateiō sin pros ton kriton, kai tos kritos sin paradōati to praktōro, kai tos praktōros sin ballati eis fulakan.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
Acts 16:16“profit”Gineta de poreuerōtoiu nu eis tan proseuchan paidiskan tinan echarōtan pneumem puthōnon hupantara ni, hotinas ergasian pollan parechate toi kurioi autau manteuerōtas;One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
Acts 19:24“business”Dēmētrios gar tinos onome, argurokopos, poiarōtos naoin argurouoin Artemiau parechete toi technitoi ouk oligan ergasian,It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Ephesians 4:19“practice”hotinois apalgarētois heautoin paradōala ta aselgeia eis ergasian akatharsiau pantau en pleonexia.Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
ergasiau“profit”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 16:19“profit”Horaratois de tois kuriois autau hoti exerchata tas elpias tau ergasiau autoiu epilamberatois ton Paulon kai ton Silaon helkala eis tan agoran epi toin archōnoin,When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
Acts 19:25“business”hoin sunathroizaratos kai toin peri teim toiouteim ergatoin legata; Anēroir, epistevō hoti ek houtau tau ergasiau tas euporias ni atō,Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.