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κοπιάω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κοπιάω
Greek transliteration: 
kopiaō
Simplified transliteration: 
kopiao
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐκοπίασα, κεκοπίακα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2872
GK Number: 
3159
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
23
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(1b)
Gloss: 
to work, labor, give effort; to become tired, grow weary
Definition: 
to be wearied, or spent with labor, faint from weariness, Mt. 11:28; Jn. 4:6; in NT to labor hard, to toil, Lk. 5:5; Jn. 4:38

Greek-English Concordance for κοπιάω

Matthew 6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they (kopiōsin | κοπιῶσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) do (kopiōsin | κοπιῶσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not toil (kopiōsin | κοπιῶσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) nor do they spin;
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary (kopiōntes | κοπιῶντες | pres act ptcp voc pl masc) and carrying heavy burdens, and I will refresh you.
Luke 5:5 But Simon responded, saying, “Master, all night long we have toiled (kopiasantes | κοπιάσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) and have caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”
Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They (kopia | κοπιᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) neither toil (kopia | κοπιᾷ | pres act ind 3 sg) nor spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, weary (kekopiakōs | κεκοπιακώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:38 I sent you to reap a crop for which you did (kekopiakate | κεκοπιάκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) not labor (kekopiakate | κεκοπιάκατε | perf act ind 2 pl). Others have done (kekopiakasin | κεκοπιάκασιν | perf act ind 3 pl) the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
Acts 20:35 In all this I have shown you that by (kopiōntas | κοπιῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) working (kopiōntas | κοπιῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) in this way you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has (ekopiasen | ἐκοπίασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) worked (ekopiasen | ἐκοπίασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) so very hard for you.
Romans 16:12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, diligent (kopiōsas | κοπιώσας | pres act ptcp acc pl fem) workers in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has (ekopiasen | ἐκοπίασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) worked (ekopiasen | ἐκοπίασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) so very hard in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:12 We labor (kopiōmen | κοπιῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl), working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. No, I (ekopiasa | ἐκοπίασα | aor act ind 1 sg) worked (ekopiasa | ἐκοπίασα | aor act ind 1 sg) harder than any of them — yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
1 Corinthians 16:16 that you also submit to such as these, and to everyone who assists in the work and labors (kopiōnti | κοπιῶντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) in it.
Galatians 4:11 I am afraid that I (kekopiaka | κεκοπίακα | perf act ind 1 sg) may (kekopiaka | κεκοπίακα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (kekopiaka | κεκοπίακα | perf act ind 1 sg) labored (kekopiaka | κεκοπίακα | perf act ind 1 sg) over you to no avail.
Ephesians 4:28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him work hard (kopiatō | κοπιάτω | pres act imperative 3 sg), doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Philippians 2:16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may have reason to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor (ekopiasa | ἐκοπίασα | aor act ind 1 sg) in vain.
Colossians 1:29 To this end I labor (kopiō | κοπιῶ | pres act ind 1 sg), striving according to his power that works powerfully in me. powerfully
1 Thessalonians 5:12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work tirelessly (kopiōntas | κοπιῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) among you, care for you Lord, and instruct you;
1 Timothy 4:10 for with respect to this reason we are toiling (kopiōmen | κοπιῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) and struggling, since, “We have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, particularly of those who believe.”
1 Timothy 5:17 Let the elders who have been serving well be considered worthy of double honor, namely, those who are laboring hard (kopiōntes | κοπιῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) at preaching and teaching.
2 Timothy 2:6 The hardworking (kopiōnta | κοπιῶντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) farmer must be the first to receive the fruit.
Revelation 2:3 I also know that you have demonstrated your patience and borne hardship for my name’s sake, and have (kekopiakes | κεκοπίακες | perf act ind 2 sg) not grown weary (kekopiakes | κεκοπίακες | perf act ind 2 sg).