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ἐργασία

Strong’s: G2039

Associated OET lemmas: ἐργασία

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἐργασία; -ας

Related lemmas: ἐργάζομαι

Sense 1: practice, behavior

Semantic entry: 41.20

Semantic domains: Behavior and Related States

Subdomains: Behavior, Conduct

Definition: (derivative of ἐργάζομαι[a] ‘to work,’ 42.41: ἐργάζομαι / 42.41: ποιέω) engaging in some type of activity or behavior

LUK 12:58: RV LUK 12:58 · LV LUK 12:58 · Read together LUK 12:58

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OET-RV LUK 12:58

58 Because as you’re on the way with your opponent to an arbitrator, think hard about how to resolve the case, because if you don’t, he might drag you off to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the constable, and the constable will toss you into a prison cell.

OET-LV LUK 12:58

58 For/Because as you _are _going with the opponent of _you before a_ruler in the way, give effort to _have _released from him, lest he _may _be _dragging_ you _away to the judge, and the judge will _be _giving_ you _over to _the constable, and the constable will _be _casting you into prison.

EPH 4:19: RV EPH 4:19 · LV EPH 4:19 · Read together EPH 4:19

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OET-RV EPH 4:19

19 They stopped caring about what’s right and wrong, and then greedily indulged themselves in their own impure lusts.

OET-LV EPH 4:19

19 who having _languished, gave_ themselves _over to_ the _wantonness for the_working of _impurity all with greediness.

Sense 2: trade, work, business

Semantic entry: 57.198

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Earn, Gain, Do Business

Definition: involved in business, with focus upon the work which is involved

ACT 19:25: RV ACT 19:25 · LV ACT 19:25 · Read together ACT 19:25

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OET-RV ACT 19:25

25 Demetrios gathered all the workers together and told them, “Men, you all know that our prosperity comes from this business of ours.

OET-LV ACT 19:25

25 whom having _convened _together also the workers about the such things, he _said:
Men, you _all _are _knowing that the prosperity to _us is from this the business.

Sense 3: making money, profit

Semantic entry: 57.193

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Earn, Gain, Do Business

Definition: making a profit from one’s business or activity

ACT 16:16: RV ACT 16:16 · LV ACT 16:16 · Read together ACT 16:16

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OET-RV ACT 16:16

16 One time as we were walking to the prayer meeting, we met a female slave who was possessed by a spirit that enabled her to tell fortunes, and thanks to that, to earn a lot of money for her masters.

OET-LV ACT 16:16

16 And it _became, of _us going to the prayer place, a_ certain _servant _girl having a_ python _spirit, to _meet with _us, who fortune-telling was _bringing _about much business for _the masters of _her.

ACT 16:19: RV ACT 16:19 · LV ACT 16:19 · Read together ACT 16:19

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OET-RV ACT 16:19

19 But when her masters realised that their profitable business was about to come to an end, they grabbed Paulos and Silas and dragged them to the authorities at the marketplace.

OET-LV ACT 16:19

19 But the masters of _her having _seen that the hope of _the business of _them, going _out, having _taken _hold _of the Paulos and the Silas, they _dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 16:16 · RV ACT 16:19 · RV ACT 19:24 · LV ACT 16:16 · LV ACT 16:19 · LV ACT 19:24 · Read together ACT 16:16 · Read together ACT 16:19 · Read together ACT 19:24