noun · masculine
ergatos
Greekἐργάτης (ergatēs)
Strong’sG2040
a field-laborer, workman
stem ergat-16 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἐργάτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ἐργάζομαι, q.v.), [in LXX: Wi 17:17, Si 19:1 40:18, I Mac 3:6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2040 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-gat'-ace
a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
Fromfrom G2041;
King Jameslabourer, worker(-men).
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 | ergatos3×ἐργάτης | ergatois3×ἐργάται |
| object accusative | ergaton1×ἐργάτην | ergatoin6×ἐργάτας |
| direct address vocative | ergator | ergatoir1×ἐργάται |
| of, belonging to genitive | ergatou | ergatoiu2×ἐργατῶν |
| to, for dative | ergato | ergatoi |
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
ergato 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
ergatos“laborer”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 10:10“worker”mē pēran eis hodan mēde duo chitōnoin mēde hupodēmeim mēde rabdan; axios gar tos ergatos tau trofēau autou.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Luke 10:7“laborer”en auta de ta oikia menavōr, esthiarōtois kai pinarōtois teim para autoiu, axios gar tos ergatos tou misthou autou. mē metabainavōr ek oikiau eis oikian.Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
1 Timothy 5:18“laborer”legatō gar tas grafas; Bouon aloarōton ouk fimasi, kai; Axios tos ergatos tou misthou autou.For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
ergaton“worker”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Timothy 2:15“worker”spoudazasar siauton dokimon paristanara to theo, ergaton anepaischunton, orthotomarōton ton logon tau alētheiau.Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
ergatois“workers”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 9:37“workers”tote legatō toi mathētoi autou; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois;Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Luke 10:2“laborers”legate de pros autoin; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois; divar oun tou kuriou tou therismou hopōs ergatoin ekballateia eis ton therismon autou.And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
2 Corinthians 11:13“workers”tois gar toioutois pseudapostolois, ergatois doliois, metaschēmatizerōtois eis apostoloin Christou;For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
ergatoin“workers”objectaccusative plural6×
Matthew 9:38“workers”divar oun tou kuriou tou therismou hopōs ekballateia ergatoin eis ton therismon autou.Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
Matthew 20:1“laborers”Homoias gar atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Matthew 20:8“laborers”opsēau de gineratau legatō tos kurios tou ampelōnou to epitropo autou; Kalasar toin ergatoin kai apodōasar autoi ton misthon archeratos apo toiu eschatoiu heōs toiu prōtoiu.When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
Luke 10:2“laborers”legate de pros autoin; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois; divar oun tou kuriou tou therismou hopōs ergatoin ekballateia eis ton therismon autou.And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
Acts 19:25“workers”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.
Philippians 3:2“workers”Blepavōr toin kuōnoin, blepavōr toin kakoin ergatoin, blepavōr tan katatoman.Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
ergatoir“workers”direct addressvocative plural1×
Luke 13:27“workers”kai legati legarōtos vi; Ouk oidamē pothen avō; afistanavar apo mu, pantoir ergatoir adikiau.And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
ergatoiu“laborers”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 20:2“laborers”sumfōnaratos de meta toiu ergatoiu ek dēnarieu tan hēmeran apostelata autoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
James 5:4“laborers”idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amaratoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterirētos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizaratoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.