Strong's #2041: ergon (pronounced er'-gon)
from a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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ergon
1) business, employment, that which any one is occupied
1a) that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
2) any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind
3) an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Relation: from a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work)
Citing in TDNT: 2:635, 251
Usage:
This word is used 176 times:
1 Timothy 5:10: "Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers,"
1 Timothy 5:10: "she have diligently followed every good work."
1 Timothy 5:25: "also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are"
1 Timothy 6:18: "that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;"
2 Timothy 1:9: "not according to our works, but according to his own purpose"
2 Timothy 2:21: "meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work."
2 Timothy 3:17: "unto all good works."
2 Timothy 4:5: "all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
2 Timothy 4:14: "him according to his works:"
2 Timothy 4:18: "from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his"
Titus 1:16: "that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and"
Titus 1:16: "unto every good work reprobate."
Titus 2:7: "thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,"
Titus 2:14: "people, zealous of good works."
Titus 3:1: "ready to every good work,"
Titus 3:5: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done,"
Titus 3:8: "might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and"
Titus 3:14: "learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that"
Hebrews 1:10: "the heavens are the works of thine hands:"
Hebrews 2:7: "didst set him over the works of thy hands:"
Hebrews 3:9: "and saw my works forty years."
Hebrews 4:3: "rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world."
Hebrews 4:4: "from all his works."
Hebrews 4:10: "hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his."
Hebrews 6:1: "of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,"
Hebrews 6:10: "unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which"
Hebrews 9:14: "conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"
Hebrews 10:24: "to provoke unto love and to good works:"
Hebrews 13:21: "Make you perfect in every good work to do his will,"
James 1:4: "let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and"
James 1:25: "hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in"
James 2:14: "and have not works? can faith save"
James 2:17: "if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
James 2:18: "faith, and I have works: show me thy faith"
James 2:18: "faith without thy works, and I will show thee my"
James 2:18: "faith by my works."
James 2:20: "that faith without works is dead?"
James 2:21: "father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son"
James 2:22: "faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith"
James 2:22: "works, and by works was faith made perfect?"
James 2:24: "then how that by works a man is justified, and not"
James 2:25: "harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and"
James 2:26: "so faith without works is dead also."
James 3:13: "a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom."
1 Peter 1:17: "who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time"
1 Peter 2:12: "as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God"
2 Peter 2:8: "to day with their unlawful deeds);"
2 Peter 3:10: "also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."
1 John 3:8: "that he might destroy the works of the devil."
1 John 3:12: "slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and"
