Greek · G2038, G458 · unreviewed

ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν

To work · lawlessness

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ἐργάζομαι G2038 to work

Pronunciation ergázomai

To work actively toward a result; labor that produces concrete outcomes, whether material or moral.

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ἀνομία G458 lawlessness

Pronunciation anomía

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What does ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν (ergazomenoi tēn anomian) mean in the Bible?

ἐργάζομαι · ἀνομία is a Greek word meaning "workers of lawlessness".

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Meaning

workers of lawlessness

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Aorist Perfect Imperfect

Voices

Middle Passive

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×

Present Middle Matt 7:23 · 1 Cor 4:12 · 1 Cor 9:13 · 1 Thess 2:9 · 2 Thess 3:8 · 2 Thess 3:12 · Rom 2:10 · Rom 4:4 · Rom 4:5 · Acts 10:35 · Eph 4:28 · 2 Thess 3:11 12×

Perfect Passive John 3:21 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×

Present Middle Luke 13:14 · John 9:4 · 1 Cor 9:6 · 1 Thess 4:11 · 2 Thess 3:10 6×

Indicative states a fact or reality 16×

Present Middle John 5:17 · Rom 13:10 · 1 Cor 16:10 · 2 Cor 7:10 · Jas 1:20 · Acts 13:41 · John 6:30 · Jas 2:9 · Rev 18:17 10×

Aorist Middle Matt 25:16 · Matt 26:10 · Mark 14:6 · Heb 11:33 · 2 John 1:8 5×

Imperfect Middle Acts 18:3 1×

Imperative command or strong request 3×

Present Middle John 6:27 · Col 3:23 · Matt 21:28 3×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×

Present Middle John 6:28 · Gal 6:10 2×

Aorist Middle 3 John 1:5 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 40 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 5 ongoing 10 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 3 infinitive 6 participle 12

Tense

present 33 aorist 6 imperfect 1

Voice

middle 40

Mood

indicative 16 participle 12 infinitive 6 subjunctive 3 imperative 3

NT Occurrences

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

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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.

Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

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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