ἐργάτηςergátēs
a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
Greek (New Testament) · G2040
Meanings
1. properly, a field labourer, husbandman: Matthew 9:37, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 20:2, Matthew 20:8, Luke 10:2, James 5:4 (cf. Wisdom 17:17).
2. Generally, a workman, labourer: Matthew 10:10, Luke 10:7, Acts 19:25 (opposed to τεχνίτης), 1 Timothy 5:18; of Christian teachers, 2 Corinthians 11:13, Philippians 3:2, 2 Timothy 2:15.
3. a worker, doer: τ. ἀδικίας, Luke 13:27 (cf. 1 Maccabees 3:6).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
- Matthew 9:38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
- Matthew 10:10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.
- Matthew 20:1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
- Matthew 20:2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.
- Matthew 20:8 “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.