ἀργός
argos
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)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 7 verses
- Matthew 12:36 ἀργὸν
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- Matthew 20:3 ἀργούς
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
- Matthew 20:6 ἀργοί
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
- 1 Timothy 5:13 ἀργαὶἀργαὶ
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 1:12 ἀργαί
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- James 2:20 ἀργή
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
- 2 Peter 1:8 ἀργοὺς
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.
