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ἐνέργεια

Efficiency ("energy")

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ἐνέργεια G1753
Pronunciation enérgeia

What does ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) mean in the Bible?

ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) is a Greek word meaning "efficiency ("energy")". ἐνέργεια, -ας, ἡ (ἐνεργής), [in LXX: Wis.

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Meaning

efficiency ("energy")
Extended definition

Active, manifest power at work, distinct from mere potential; God's dynamic operation in redemptive history.

(ἐνεργής), [in LXX: Wis.7:17, 26 13:4 18:22, 2Ma.3:29, 3Ma.4:21 3Mac 5:12 3Mac 5:28 * ;] operative power (as distinct from δύναμις, potential power), working: of God, Eph.1:19 3:7 4:16, Php.3:21, Col.1:29 2:12; of Satan, 2Th.2:9 2:11 (cf. M, Th., l.with; AR, Eph., 241 ff.; Cremer, 261).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Col 2:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Eph 1:19 · Eph 3:7 · Eph 4:16 · Phil 3:21 · Col 1:29 · 2 Thess 2:9 · 2 Thess 2:11 7×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Ephesians 1:19 working enérgeia Accusative · Singular · Feminine
God's operative power demonstrated toward believers in resurrection and exaltation
Ephesians 3:7 working enérgeia Accusative · Singular · Feminine
Divine operative power enabling Paul's apostolic ministry and grace dispensation
Colossians 1:29 working enérgeia Accusative · Singular · Feminine
God's operative power energizing apostolic labor and struggle on behalf of believers
2 Thessalonians 2:9 power enérgeia Accusative · Singular · Feminine
Satan's operative working through signs and wonders to deceive the lawless
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἐνέργεια · δύναμις G1753, G1411
working, power, effective energy
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

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

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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