Strong’s G2040 · Greek
ἐργάτης
ergátēs · er-gat'-ace
Origin from ἔργον (G2041);
Meaning a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
In the King James Version labourer, worker(-men).
In 15 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 9:37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
- Matthew 9:38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Matthew 10:10Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
- Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- Matthew 20:2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
- Matthew 20:8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- Luke 10:2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
- Luke 13:27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
- Acts 19:25Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
- Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
- 1 Timothy 5:18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
- 2 Timothy 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
- James 5:4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.