κοπιάω kopiaō · G2872

to labor

κοπιάω, -ῶ; (κόπος), [in LXX chiefly for יָגַע ; ] ; 1. (as in cl.) to grow weary: Mat.11:28, Jhn.4:6, Rev.2:3 (cf. Isa.40:31). ; 2. Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toil: absol., Mat.6:23, Luk.5:5 12:27, Jhn.4:38, Act.20:35, 1Co.4:12, Eph.4:28, 2Ti.2:5; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.4:38; frequently in Paul. Epp., of ministerial labour: 1Co.15:10 16:16; before ἐν, Rom.16:12, 1Th.5:12 (see M, Th., in l), 1Ti.5:17; εἰς, Rom.16:6, Gal.4:11, Php.2:16, Col.1:29, 1Ti.4:10.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κοπ-ιάω, ; future -άσω [ᾱ]: aorist ἐκοπίᾱσα []: perfect κεκοπίᾱκα []: (κόπος):—to be tired, grow weary, [], Men.[same place]; κ. ὑπὸ ἀγαθῶν to be weary of good things, []: with participle, κ. ὀρχούμενοι []aorist participle κοπιάσας, defunctus laboribus, []:—middle in active sense, []; II work hard, toil, []: with infinitive, strive, struggle, μὴ κοπία ζητεῖν []; III ={κοπάζω}, come to rest: arrive at a state of saturation, []

Where it's used 23 times

Matthew 6:28 · Matthew 11:28 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 12:27 · John 4:6 · John 4:38 · Acts 20:35 · Romans 16:6 · Romans 16:12 · 1 Corinthians 4:12 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 1 Corinthians 16:16 · Galatians 4:11 · Ephesians 4:28 · Philippians 2:16 · Colossians 1:29 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · 1 Timothy 5:17 · 2 Timothy 2:6 · Revelation 2:3 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G2872; TFLSJ G2872

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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