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κοπιάω G2872

G2872 is the Greek word κοπιάω, transliterated kopiáō. The King James Version most often renders it labour.

Word: κοπιάωTransliteration: kopiáōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 21 verses

What it means

to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.

Where it comes from

from a derivative of G2873 (κόπος).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

labour 11×laboured 4×bestowed 3×toil 2×laboureth 2×toiled 1×being wearied 1×labouring 1×i 1×we 1×hast laboured 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.

Verses using κοπιάω

All 21 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 6:28 · KJV

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Matthew 11:28 · KJV

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Luke 5:5 · KJV

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

Luke 12:27 · KJV

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

John 4:6 · KJV

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

John 4:38 · KJV

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

Acts 20:35 · KJV

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Romans 16:6 · KJV

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

Romans 16:12 · KJV

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:12 · KJV

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

1 Corinthians 15:10 · KJV

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

1 Corinthians 16:16 · KJV

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

Galatians 4:11 · KJV

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Ephesians 4:28 · KJV

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Philippians 2:16 · KJV

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Colossians 1:29 · KJV

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

1 Thessalonians 5:12 · KJV

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

1 Timothy 4:10 · KJV

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1 Timothy 5:17 · KJV

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

2 Timothy 2:6 · KJV

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

Revelation 2:3 · KJV

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Common questions

What does Strong's G2872 mean?

G2872 is the Greek word κοπιάω (kopiáō), meaning to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.

How is G2872 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it labour (11 times), laboured (4 times), bestowed (3 times), toil (2 times), laboureth (2 times), among others.

How many times does G2872 appear in the Bible?

κοπιάω (kopiáō) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2872 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from a derivative of G2873 (κόπος).

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