Strong's Greek · G692
ἀργός
argós
barren, idle, slow
Definition
inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless
Derivation
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.””
“For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.”
“O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?”
“About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.”
“But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.”
“About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).