◄ 692. argos ►
Strong's Lexicon argos: Idle, lazy, inactive Original Word: ἀργός Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: argos Pronunciation: ar-gos' Phonetic Spelling: (ar-gos') Definition: Idle, lazy, inactive Meaning: idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "a-" (meaning "not") and "ergon" (meaning "work"), thus literally meaning "not working" or "idle." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "argos," the concept of idleness can be related to Hebrew words like "עָצֵל" (atsel, Strong's H6102), meaning "sluggard" or "lazy." Usage: In the New Testament, "argos" is used to describe a state of idleness or laziness, often with a moral or ethical implication. It conveys the idea of being unproductive or not fulfilling one's duties, whether in a physical, spiritual, or moral sense. The term is used to admonish believers against a lifestyle that neglects responsibility and diligence. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, work was often seen as a virtue, and idleness was frowned upon. The early Christian community, influenced by Jewish teachings, also valued hard work and diligence as expressions of faithfulness to God. Idleness was not only seen as a personal failing but also as a potential threat to the community's well-being and witness. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and ergon Definition inactive, idle NASB Translation careless (1), idle (4), lazy (1), useless (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 692: ἀργός ἀργός, ἀργόν, and in later writings from Aristotle, hist. anim. 10, 40 (vol. i., p. 627{a}, 15) on and consequently also in the N. T. with the feminine ἀργῇ, which among the early Greeks Epimenides alone is said to have used, Titus 1:12; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 104f; id. Paralip., p. 455ff; Winers Grammar, 68 (67) (cf. 24; Buttmann, 25 (23)) (contracted from ἀεργός which Homer uses, from alpha privative and ἔργον without work, without labor, doing nothing), inactive, idle; a. free from labor, at leisure (ἀργόν εἶναι, Herodotus 5, 6): Matthew 20:3, 6 (Rec.); 1 Timothy 5:13. b. lazy, shunning the labor which one ought to perform (Homer, Iliad 9, 320 ὁ, τ' ἀεργός ἀνήρ, ὁ, τέ πολλά ἐοργως): πίστις, James 2:20 (L T Tr WH for R G νεκρά); γαστέρες ἀργαί i. e. idle gluttons, from Epimenides, Titus 1:12 (Nicet. ann. 7, 4, 135 d. εἰς ἀργᾷς γαστερας ὀχετηγησας); ἀργός καί ἄκαρπος εἰς τί, 2 Peter 1:8. c. of things from which no profit is derived, although they can and ought to be productive; as of fields, trees, gold and silver, (cf. Grimm on Wis. 14:5; (Liddell and Scott, under the word I. 2)); unprofitable, ῤῆμα ἀργόν, by litotes equivalent to pernicious (see ἄκαρπος): Matthew 12:36. [SYNONYMS: ἀργός, βραδύς, νωθρός: ἀργός, idle, involving blameworthiness; βραδύς slow (tardy), having a purely temporal reference and no necessary bad sense; νωθρός sluggish, descriptive of constitutional qualities and suggestive of censure. Schmidt, chapter 49; Trench, § civ.] Strong's Exhaustive Concordance barren, idle, slow. From a (as a negative particle) and ergon; inactive, i.e. Unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless -- barren, idle, slow. see GREEK a see GREEK ergon Forms and Transliterations αργαι αργαί ἀργαί ἀργαὶ αργη ἀργή αργοι αργοί ἀργοί αργον αργόν ἀργὸν αργους αργούς ἀργούς ἀργοὺς argai argaí argaì arge argē argḗ argoi argoí argon argòn argous argoús argoùs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 12:36 Adj-NNS GRK: πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν ὃ λαλήσουσιν NAS: you that every careless word KJV: That every idle word that INT: every word careless that may speak Matthew 20:3 Adj-AMP GRK: τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς NAS: standing idle in the market place; KJV: standing idle in INT: the marketplace idle Matthew 20:6 Adj-NMP GRK: τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί NAS: here idle all KJV: others standing idle, and saith INT: the day idle 1 Timothy 5:13 Adj-NFP GRK: δὲ καὶ ἀργαὶ μανθάνουσιν περιερχόμεναι NAS: learn [to be] idle, as they go around KJV: they learn [to be] idle, wandering about INT: moreover also [to be] idle they learn going about to 1 Timothy 5:13 Adj-NFP GRK: μόνον δὲ ἀργαὶ ἀλλὰ καὶ NAS: and not merely idle, but also KJV: not only idle, but tattlers INT: only moreover idle but also Titus 1:12 Adj-NFP GRK: θηρία γαστέρες ἀργαί NAS: evil beasts, lazy gluttons. KJV: evil beasts, slow bellies. INT: wild beasts gluttons lazy James 2:20 Adj-NFS GRK: τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν NAS: without works is useless? INT: works dead is 2 Peter 1:8 Adj-AMP GRK: πλεονάζοντα οὐκ ἀργοὺς οὐδὲ ἀκάρπους NAS: you neither useless nor KJV: [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor INT: abounding neither idle nor unfruitful Strong's Greek 692 8 Occurrences ἀργαὶ — 3 Occ. ἀργή — 1 Occ. ἀργοί — 1 Occ. ἀργὸν — 1 Occ. ἀργούς — 2 Occ.