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Koine Greek wordlink #95161

SR GNT Acts 16:19 ἐργασίας (ergasias) ‘the hope of the business of them having taken_hold_of Paulos’ Strongs=20390 Lemma=ergasia
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=53 AD Event=Paul_and_Silas_imprisoned TimeSeries=Paul_and_Silas_imprisoned,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐργασίας (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐργασίας’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘business’.

Acts 19:25 ‘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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ergasia’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the working’, ‘business’, ‘effort’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐργασίας (N-GFS) 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 16:16 ἐργασίαν (ergasian) N-AFS ‘to meet with us who business much was bringing_about for the’ SR GNT Acts 16:16 word 20

OET-LV: 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_16:16)

OET-RV: 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. (ACT 16:16)

ACTs 19:24 ἐργασίαν (ergasian) N-AFS ‘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)

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