περιεργάζομαι

periergazomai
be a busybody
Strong’s G4020Verb1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

being busybodies1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

περι-εργάζομαι
[in LXX: Wis.8:5 א1, Sir.3:23 * ;]
1. to waste one's labour about a thing.
2. to be a busybody: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).†
(AS)

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.