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Koine Greek wordlink #95067

SR GNT Acts 16:16 ἐργασίαν (ergasian) ‘to meet with us who business much was bringing_about for the’ Strongs=20390 Lemma=ergasia
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=53 AD Event=Paul_casts_demon_out_of_soothsayer TimeSeries=Paul_casts_demon_out_of_soothsayer,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Other uses (3) of identical word form ἐργασίαν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐργασίαν’ (N-AFS) has 3 different glosses: ‘the working’, ‘business’, ‘effort’.

Luke 12:58 ‘the way give effort to_have released from him’ SR GNT Luke 12:58 word 17

OET-LV: 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 _throwing you into prison. (LUK_12:58)

OET-RV: 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. (LUK 12:58)

Acts 19:24 ‘craftsmen no little business’ SR GNT Acts 19:24 word 21

OET-LV: 24 For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of _Artemis, was _bringing _about no little business to _the craftsmen, (ACT_19:24)

OET-RV: 24 A silversmith named Demetrius made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen. (ACT 19:24)

Eph 4:19 ‘gave_over to wantonness for the working of impurity all with’ SR GNT Eph 4:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 who having _languished, gave_ themselves _over to_ the _wantonness for the_working of _impurity all with greediness. (EPH_4:19)

OET-RV: 19 They stopped caring about what’s right and wrong, and then greedily indulged themselves in their own impure lusts. (EPH 4:19)

Greek words (4) other than ἐργασίαν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘business’

YHN 2:16 ἐμπορίου (emporiou) N-GNS Lemma=emporion ‘father of me a house of business’ SR GNT Yhn 2:16 word 21

OET-LV: 16 And to _the ones selling the doves he _said: Take _away these things from _here, not be _making the house of _the father of _me a_house of _business. (JHN_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 He scolded the ones selling doves, saying, “Get them out of here! Don’t be making my father’s house into a market.” (JHN 2:16)

MAT 22:5 ἐμπορίαν (emporian) N-AFS Lemma=emporia ‘on_the_other_hand to the business of him’ SR GNT Mat 22:5 word 20

OET-LV: 5 But they having _neglected went _away, on _one _hand that one to his own field, on _the _other _hand that one to the business of _him. (MAT_22:5)

OET-RV: 5 But they ignored the message and went their various ways—one went off to his field to work and another went into his business. (MAT 22:5)

ACTs 16:19 ἐργασίας (ergasias) N-GFS ‘the hope of the business of them having taken_hold_of Paulos’ SR GNT Acts 16:19 word 17

OET-LV: 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, (ACT_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 But when her masters realised that their profitable business was about to come to an end, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities at the marketplace. (ACT 16:19)

ACTs 19:25 ἐργασίας (ergasias) N-GFS ‘that from this business the prosperity to us’ SR GNT Acts 19:25 word 24

OET-LV: 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. (ACT_19:25)

OET-RV: 25 Demetrius gathered all the workers together and told them, “Men, you all know that our prosperity comes from this business of ours. (ACT 19:25)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular