Strong's G2038 · Greek
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai · /er-gad'-zom-ahee/
Definition
middle voice from 2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:--commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
KJV: commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐργάζομαι across 37 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
37 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew4 verses
And then will I profess unto them I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Matthew 25:16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Matthew 26:10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Mark1 verse
John6 verses
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Labour not: or, Work not
John 6:28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
John 6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
John 9:4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Acts3 verses
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Acts 13:41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Romans4 verses
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: Gentile: Gr. Greek
Romans 4:4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
Romans 4:5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans 13:10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 Corinthians4 verses
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians 9:6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
1 Corinthians 9:13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? live: or, feed
1 Corinthians 16:10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
Galatians1 verse
Colossians1 verse
1 Thessalonians2 verses
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
2 Thessalonians4 verses
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Thessalonians 3:11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
2 Thessalonians 3:12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Hebrews1 verse
James1 verse
3 John1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2038 (ergazomai) mean?
middle voice from 2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:--commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
How many times does G2038 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2038 (ἐργάζομαι) appears in 37 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “work.”
How is ergazomai translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2038 is rendered as “work” (11×), “worketh” (7×), “wrought” (7×), “working” (4×), among other words.