κατεργάζομαι
katergázomai · G2716 · Greek · 22 occurrences
Meanings
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to accomplish, to perform successfully, to do thoroughly
To do something with success and/or thoroughness
ExamplesRomans 15:18 For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
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to do, to make, to perform
A marker of an agent relation with numerable events, with the probable implication of comprehensiveness
ExamplesRomans 1:27 and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations with women and burned in their desire toward one another, males with males committing shameful acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.
Romans 2:9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of mankind who does evil, for the Jew first and also for the Greek,
Romans 7:15 For I do not understand what I am doing; for I am not practicing what I want to do, but I do the very thing I hate.
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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
ExamplesRomans 4:15 for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation.
Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
Romans 7:8 But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.
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to prepare, to make ready
To cause to be thoroughly prepared
Examples2 Corinthians 5:5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.
How it’s used In 8 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
22 occurrences in 16 groups
- Not stated (participle) 5
- Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
21 occurrences in 23 groups
- Other words · 23 groups that occur once or twice (27) 27
To or for whomIndirect object
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐγώI, we 2
- θεόςGod 1
- σύyou 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- οὐnot 1
- οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
- ἁπλότηςgenerosity, sincerity 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- γινώσκωto know 2
- εἴδωto know 1
- κρίνωto judge 1
- λαλέωto speak 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 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 4 entries
- To cause to be, to make to be, to make, to result in, to bring upon, to bring about13.9
- In Romans 7:18, Paul writes of his inner struggle, “I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not,” using this word for the act of bringing about or producing a result.
- To accomplish, to perform successfully, to do thoroughly42.17
- In 2 Corinthians 4:17, Paul writes, “our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,” using this word for the act of accomplishing or thoroughly bringing something about.
- To prepare, to make ready77.6
- In 2 Corinthians 5:5, Paul writes of the hope of resurrection, “Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge,” using this word for the act of preparing or making someone ready for a purpose.
- To do, to make, to perform90.47
- In Philippians 2:12, Paul exhorts, “just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” using this word for the act of carrying out or performing an action to completion.
Word family 25 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon perfect infinitive κατειργάσθαι (1 Pet 4:3 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist middle κατειργασαμην, and…
a. to perform, accomplish, achieve (R. V. often work): Rom 7:15, Rom 7:17f, 20; τί διά τίνος (the genitive of person), Rom 15:18; ἅπαντα κατεργασάμενοι having gone through every struggle of the fight, Eph 6:13 (cf. Meyer, in the place cited); σημεῖα, passive 2 Cor 12:12; of disgraceful actions, equivalent to to perpetrate, Rom 1:27; Rom 2:9; 1 Cor 5:3; 1 Pet 4:3.
b. to work out (Latinefficere), i. e. to do that from which something results; of man: τήν σωτηραν, make every effort to obtain salvation, Phm 2:12; of things: bring about, result in, Rom 4:15; Rom 5:3; Rom 7:8; 2 Cor 7:10 (where L T Tr WH ἐργάζομαι); Jas 1:3, and R G in 20; τί τίνι, Rom 7:13; 2 Cor 4:17; 2 Cor 7:11; 2 Cor 9:11.
c. κατεργάζεσθαι τινα εἰς τί, to fashion, i. e. render one fit for a thing: 2 Cor 5:5. (Often in Greek writings from Sophocles and Herodotus down; several times in the Sept..)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 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.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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