G2041Greekἔrga
ἔργα
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
169
Total Occurrences
26
Books
0
Old Testament
169
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1business, employment, that which any one is occupied
- 2that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
- 3any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind
- 4an act, deed, thing done
Etymology & Derivation
from a primary (but obsolete) ???? (to work)
Scholarly Notes
the idea of working is emphasized in opposition to that which is less than work.