G692Adjective8 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 12:36ἀργὸν
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- 1 Timothy 5:13ἀργαὶ
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.
- Titus 1:12ἀργαί
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- James 2:20ἀργή
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
- 2 Peter 1:8ἀργοὺς
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.
Abbott-Smith
(in late Gk., incl. NT, -ή, -όν; ἀ- neg., ἔργον) [in LXX: 3Ki.6:7 (מַסָּע), Wis.14:5 15:15, Sir.37:11 38:28 * ;]
inactive, idle: Mat.20:3, 6, 1Ti.5:13, Tit.1:12, 2Pe.1:8. Metaphorical, of things, inactive, ineffective, worthless: ῥῆμα, Mat.12:36; πίστις, Jas.2:20 (see Cremer, 259 f.).†
SYN.: βραδύς, slow; νωθρός, sluggish (Tr., Syn., § civ)
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.