ἘΡΓΑΤΑΙ, ἐργαται
ERGATAI, ergatai
Sounds Like: er-GAH-tai
Translations: workers, laborers, workmen, a worker, a laborer, a workman
From the root: ἘΡΓΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who perform work, especially manual labor. It can describe someone who is employed for a wage or generally anyone who is engaged in a task or activity. It is often used in the context of those who carry out a specific job or function.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2040 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:33
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 8:41
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 4:5
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 13:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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