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Greek · G1500, G2872

εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα

In vain · to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard

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εἰκῆG1500in vain
Pronunciationeikē
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κοπιάωG2872to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
Pronunciationkopiáō
To labor intensely with physical or spiritual exertion; exhaustion results from the work itself, not mere activity
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What does εἰκῇ κεκοπίακα (eikē kekopiaka) mean in the Bible?

εἰκῆ · κοπιάω is a Greek phrase meaning "idly, i.e. without reason (or effect)".

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What does εἰκῆ · κοπιάω mean in the Bible?

e. without reason (or effect)".

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. idly, i.e. without reason (or effect)

Strong'sG1500, G2872
Lexical occurrences0 verses

Source Gloss

idly, i.e. without reason (or effect)
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 22 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed4ongoing4resultant4imperative1participle9
Tense
present12aorist5perfect5
Voice
active22
Mood
indicative12participle9imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:28κοπιῶσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 11:28κοπιῶντεςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 5:5κοπιάσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 12:27κοπιᾷpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 4:38κεκοπιάκατεperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 4:38κεκοπιάκασινperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 4:6κεκοπιακὼςperfect active participleparticipleActs 20:35κοπιῶνταςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 16:12κοπιώσαςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 16:12ἐκοπίασενaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 16:6ἐκοπίασενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 4:12κοπιῶμενpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:10ἐκοπίασαaorist active indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 16:16κοπιῶντιpresent active participleparticipleGalatians 4:11κεκοπίακαperfect active indicativeresultantEphesians 4:28κοπιάτωpresent active imperativeimperativePhilippians 2:16ἐκοπίασαaorist active indicativecompletedColossians 1:29κοπιῶpresent active indicativeongoing1 Thessalonians 5:12κοπιῶνταςpresent active participleparticiple1 Timothy 5:17κοπιῶντεςpresent active participleparticiple2 Timothy 2:6κοπιῶνταpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 2:3κεκοπίακεςperfect active indicativeresultant

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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