Strong's Greek · G2040
G2040 ergátēs
ἐργάτης
er-gat'-ace
worker
Looking for Hebrew H2040 hâraç? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2040. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ergátēs appears 16 times in Scripture, including Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
In the King James Version
labourer, worker(-men)
Derivation
from G2041 (ἔργον);
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.””
“Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.”
“Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.”
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.””
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’”
“Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.”
“Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!”
“And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
“Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
