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