ΕΡΓΑΤΗΣ, εργατης
ERGATĒS, ergatēs
Sounds Like: er-GAH-tace
Translations: worker, laborer, workman, a worker, a laborer, a workman
From the root: ΕΡΓΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who performs work or labor, a worker. It can be used to describe anyone engaged in a task, whether manual or intellectual, and often implies someone who earns a living through their work. It is commonly used in the New Testament to refer to those who work in a field, vineyard, or for a master, but also metaphorically for those who serve God or perform spiritual labor.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2040 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΓΑΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΡΓΑΚΑΙ — workers, laborers, a worker, a laborer
- ἘΡΓΑΤΑΙΣ — (to) workers, (to) laborers, (to) workmen
- ἘΡΓΑΤΑΣ — worker, a worker, laborer, a laborer, workman, a workman
- ἘΡΓΑΤΙΣ — worker, a worker, laborer, a laborer
- ἘΡΓΑΤΟΥ — of a worker, of a laborer, worker, laborer
- ἘΡΓΑΤΩΝ — of workers, of laborers, of workmen
- ΕΡΓΑΤ — worker, laborer, workman, a worker, a laborer, a workman
- ΕΡΓΑΤΑΙ — workers, laborers
- ΕΡΓΑΤΑΣ — workers, laborers, workmen
- ΕΡΓΑΤΕ — laborers, workers, workmen
- ΕΡΓΑΤΙΣ — female worker, a female worker, working woman, a working woman
- ΕΡΓΑΤΟΥ — of a worker, of a laborer, of a workman, of a doer
- ΕΡΓΑΤΩΝ — (of) laborers, (of) workmen, (of) workers
- ΕΡΓΑΤ‾Η‾ — worker, a worker, laborer, a laborer, workman, a workman
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