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
7 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 12:36 · ἀργὸνI tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.Matthew 20:3 · ἀργούςHe went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.Matthew 20:6 · ἀργοί;About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’1 Timothy 5:13 · ἀργαὶ · ἀργαί,Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.Titus 1:12 · ἀργαί.One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”James 2:20 · ἀργήBut do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?2 Peter 1:8 · ἀργοὺςFor if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.