ἐργασίαergasía
occupation; by implication, profit, pains
Greek (New Testament) · G2039
Meanings
1. work, business: Acts 16:16, Acts 16:19, Acts 19:24, Acts 19:25; δὸς ἐ. (Lat. da operam), Luke 12:58.
2. working, performance: Ephesians 4:19.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Luke 12:58 When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.
- Acts 16:16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes.
- Acts 16:19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
- Acts 19:24 It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy.
- Acts 19:25 He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows: “Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business.
- Ephesians 4:19 They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.