verb
periergazomō
Strong’sG4020
I overdo, am a busybody
stem periergaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** περι-εργάζομαι,
[in LXX: Wi 8:5 א1, Si 3:23*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4020 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος) take more pains than enough about a thing, waste one's labour on it, with participle, περιεργάζοντο δοκέοντες πρῶτοι ἀνθρώπων γεγονέναι Refs 5th c.BC+ that they had overdone it with their 'sack' (i.e. need not have used the word), Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τοῖς σημείοις overact one's part, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τῷ οἰκιδίῳ go to a needless expense with his house, Refs 2nd c.AD+; οὐδὲ περιείργασται ἐν αὐτοῖς nor has he lavished useless pains upon.., Refs 2nd c.AD+ (but perfect in passive sense, πλέον οὐδὲν περιείρλασται τῷ Θέωνι Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 with accusative, π. τι καινόν to be busy about 'some new thing', Refs 5th c.BC+; meddle, interfere with, τὰ ἀλλότρια Chiloap.Refs 2nd c.BC+: absolutely, to be a busybody, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 bargain, haggle, περὶ τῆς τιμῆς Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 in good sense, elaborate,Refs 5th c.BC+
5 investigate thoroughly, τὰ λεληθότα Refs 4th c.BC+; seek diligently, π. πόθεν ἡ εἴσοδος Zos.Alch.p.111 Refs 5th c.BC+
6 ταῦτα π. have this effect, of substances, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| periergazorōntoinπεριεργαζομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | busybodies | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periergazomō | periergazome | periergazomē | periergazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periergazosō | periergazose | periergazosē | periergazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periergazotō | periergazote | periergazotē | periergazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | periergazonō | periergazone | periergazonē | periergazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periergazovō | periergazove | periergazovē | periergazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periergazolō | periergazole | periergazolē | periergazolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periergazomeiō | periergazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periergazoseiō | periergazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periergazoteiō | periergazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | periergazoneiō | periergazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periergazoveiō | periergazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periergazoleiō | periergazoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periergazosōr | periergazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periergazotōr | periergazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periergazovōr | periergazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periergazolōr | periergazolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periergazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | periergazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periergazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | periergazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | periergazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | periergazoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periergazorō | periergazorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periergazorōntos1× | periergazorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
periergaz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
periergazorōntoin“busybodies”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Thessalonians 3:11… en vi ataktōs, mēdenem ergazorōntoin alla periergazorōntoin;… undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.