Greek · G2873 · unreviewed

κόπος

Labor

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κόπος G2873

Pronunciation kópos

What does κόπος (kópos) mean in the Bible?

κόπος (kópos) is a Greek word meaning "labor". κόπος, -ου, ὁ (κόπτω) [in LXX chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc.

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Meaning

labor

Extended definition

Laborious toil emphasizing fatigue and weariness from exertion, not merely the work itself

(κόπτω) [in LXX chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc. ;]

1a striking, beating (in Jer.45:3 = κοπετός)

2laborious toil, trouble: Jhn.4:38, 1Co.3:8 15:58, 1Th.3:5; κ. τ. ἀγάπης, 1Th.1:3; ἔργα καὶ κ., Rev.2:2; κ. καὶ μόχθος, 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8; pl., ἐν κ., 2Co.6:5 10:15 11:23; ἐκ τ. κ., Rev.14:13; κόπονς (-ον) παρέχειν (in cl. more frequently π. πράγματα, πονον), with dative of person(s), Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Luk.11:7 18:5, Gal.6:17.

Synonymsμόλθος, labour; πόνος (which see), toil, painful effort; in cl., "π. gives prominence to the effort (work as requiring force), κ. to the fatigue, μ. (chiefly poetic) to the hardship" (Thayer, see word κ.)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 15:58 · 1 Thess 3:5 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine 1 Thess 1:3 1×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rev 14:13 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 6:5 · 2 Cor 10:15 · 2 Cor 11:23 3×

Dative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 11:27 · 2 Thess 3:8 2×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 18:5 · John 4:38 · 1 Cor 3:8 · 1 Thess 2:9 · Rev 2:2 5×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 26:10 · Mark 14:6 · Luke 11:7 · Gal 6:17 4×

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

1 Corinthians 15:58 labor kópos Nominative · Singular · Masculine

Believers' work in the Lord, emphasizing earnest toil and effort

Luke 11:1-13 trouble kópos Accusative · Plural · Masculine

Imposition of burden or inconvenience upon someone, causing fatigue

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.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed

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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