Word study · lex.G2872
κοπιάω kopiaō
grow weary · toil · work hard
Team definition
To grow weary, and from that to work with effort or toil, of bodily or mental labor. It is used absolutely, with a thing as object, and often of hard work in ministry. Rom 16:6 has it with εἰς (“for you”); Rom 16:12 has it with ἐν (“in the Lord”). The verb reports effort. It does not by itself name an office.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 20
Matt 6:28Matt 11:28Luke 5:5Luke 12:27John 4:6John 4:38Acts 20:35Rom 16:6Rom 16:121 Cor 4:121 Cor 15:101 Cor 16:16Gal 4:11Eph 4:28Phil 2:16Col 1:291 Thess 5:121 Tim 4:101 Tim 5:172 Tim 2:6
Senses
1. grow weary Matt 11:28, John 4:6
2. toil or work hard Rom 16:6, Rom 16:12, 1 Cor 15:10, 1 Thess 5:12
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. κοπιάω (G2872)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G2872
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
Greetings, Junia, and ἐπίσημοι (16:3–16) Rom 16:3; Rom 16:4; Rom 16:5; Rom 16:6; Rom 16:7; Rom 16:8; Rom 16:9; Rom 16:10; Rom 16:11; Rom 16:12; Rom 16:13; Rom 16:14; Rom 16:15; Rom 16:16