ἐνεργέω
energéō · G1754 · Greek · 21 occurrences
Meanings
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to function, to work, to be at work, practice
To be engaged in some activity or function, with possible focus upon the energy or force involved
ExamplesMatthew 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Mark 6:14 And King Herod heard about it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”
Romans 7:5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were brought to light by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death.
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to cause to function, to grant the ability to do
To cause or make possible a particular function
Examples1 Corinthians 12:6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.
1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
2 Corinthians 1:6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer;
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to cause to be, to make to be, to make, to result in, to bring upon, to bring about
To cause a state to be
Examples2 Corinthians 1:6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer;
Galatians 3:5 So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
21 occurrences in 12 groups
- Not stated (participle) 10
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- πᾶςall, every, each 2
- δύναμιςpower, mighty deed 1
- ἐνεργέωto work, to be at work 1
- θέλωto want, to wish, to desire 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
18 occurrences in 16 groups
- ἐνin+ ἐγώI, we 3
- ἐνin+ σύyou 3
- Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἤδηalready 1
- καίand 1
- νῦνnow 1
Named alongside itApposition
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- δύναμιςpower, mighty deed 1
- ἐνέργειαworking, power 1
- θεόςGod 1
- παράκλησιςencouragement, comfort 1
- πνεῦμαspirit 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνεργέωto work, to be at work 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνεργέωto work, to be at work 1
- λέγωto say 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρόθεσιςplan 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To cause to be, to make to be, to make, to result in, to bring upon, to bring about13.9
- This verb describes bringing about an effect or result, used of Herod's belief that miraculous powers were at work in Jesus because John the Baptist had been raised, producing these very works — "he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him" (Matthew 14:2).
- To function, to work, to be at work, practice42.3
- It also describes the ongoing operation or activity of a power, used of the same report concerning Jesus circulating among the people, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him" (Mark 6:14), and of sinful passions at work in the body prior to faith, "the sinful passions, which were brought to light by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death" (Romans 7:5).
- To cause to function, to grant the ability to do42.4
- It also describes God's own activity in enabling and producing effects in others, used of Paul's teaching on the varieties of effects worked by the same God in all persons, "There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons" (1 Corinthians 12:6), and of the one Spirit working all the spiritual gifts, distributing them individually, "one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills" (1 Corinthians 12:11).
Word family 25 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐνέργω; 1 aorist ἐνήργησα; perfect ἐνήργηκα (Eph 1:20 L T WH text Tr marginal reading);…
1. intransitive, to be operative, be at work, put forth power: followed by ἐν with the dative of person, Mt 14:2; Mk 6:14; Eph 2:2; followed by the dative of advantage (dative commodi; (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, as below)), to work for one, aid one, εἰς τί, unto (the accomplishing of) something (Winer's Grammar, 397 (371)): εἰς ἀποστολήν, unto the assumption (or discharge) of the apostolic office; εἰς τά ἔθνη, equivalent to εἰς ἀποστολήν (cf. Winers Grammar, § 66, 2 d.; Buttmann, § 147, 8) τῶν ἐθνῶν, Gal 2:8.
2. transitive, to effect: τί, 1 Cor 12:11; (Eph 1:11); ἐνεργεῖν ἐνέργειαν, Eph 1:19f; τί ἐν τίνι, the dative of person, 1 Cor 12:6 (Buttmann, 124 (109)); Gal 3:5; Phm 2:13.
3. Middle, present ἐνεργοῦμαι; (imperfect ἐνηργουμην); (not found in the O. T. or in secular auth, and in the N. T. used only by Paul and James (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, as below)); it is used only of things (cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 6 at the end; (Buttmann, 193 (167))), to display one's activity, show oneself operative: (2 Thess 2:7 (see μυστήριον, 2 at the end)); followed by ἐν with the dative of the thing, where, Rom 7:5; ἐν with the dative of the condition, 2 Cor 1:6; ἐν with the dative of person in whose mind a thing shows itself active, 2 Cor 4:12; Eph 3:20; Col 1:29; 1 Thess 2:13; followed by διά with the genitive of thing, Gal 5:6. In Jas 5:16 ἐνεργουμένη does not have the force of an adjective, but gives the reason why the δέησις of a righteous man has outward success, viz. as due to the fact that it exhibits its activity (works) (inwardly), i. e. is solemn and earnest. (The active (and passive) in Greek writings from Aristotle down.) (On this word cf. (besides Lightfoot on Gal 2:8; Gal 5:6) Fritzsche and Vaughan on Rom 7:5; Ellicott on Galatians, 2:8.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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