ἀργός, -όν (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) (AS)
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G692 — ἀργός
argos · idle · Greek
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Matthew 12:36 · ἀργὸνBut I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.Matthew 20:3 · ἀργούςAnd he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,Matthew 20:6 · ἀργοί;And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?1 Timothy 5:13 · ἀργαὶ · ἀργαί,And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Titus 1:12 · ἀργαί.One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.James 2:20 · ἀργήBut wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?2 Peter 1:8 · ἀργοὺςFor if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.