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Subject type: Subject
Strong’s: G2873, G5604, H0213, H4639, H6089, H5999
Hebrew: אוּץ · ʼûwts
Greek: κόπος · kopos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κόπος

G2873

Transliteration: kopos
Language: Greek
Part of speech: G:N-M
Indexed occurrences: 18

Glosses

labor, labour, + trouble, weariness

Lexicon definition

κόπος, -ου, ὁ (κόπτω) [in LXX chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc. ;] __1. a striking, beating (in Jer.45:3 = κοπετός) __2. laborious toil, trouble: Jhn.4:38, 1Co.3:8 15:58, 1Th.3:5; κ. τ. ἀγάπης, 1Th.1:3; ἔργα καὶ κ., Rev.2:2; κ. καὶ μόχθος, 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8; pl., ἐν κ., 2Co.6:5 10:15 11:23; ἐκ τ. κ., Rev.14:13; κόπονς (-ον) παρέχειν (in cl. more frequently π. πράγματα, πονον), with dative of person(s), Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Luk.11:7 18:5, Gal.6:17.† SYN.: μόλθος, labour; πόνος (which see), toil, painful effort; in cl., "π. gives prominence to the effort (work as requiring force), κ. to the fatigue, μ. (chiefly poetic) to the hardship" (Thayer, see word κ.) (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὠδίν

G5604

Transliteration: ōdin
Language: Greek
Part of speech: G:N-F
Indexed occurrences: 4

Glosses

labor, pain, sorrow, travail

Lexicon definition

ὠδίν (late form of ὠδίς), -ῖνος, ἡ [in LXX for חֵבֶל חֶבֶל (and wrongly for חֶבֶל חֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.with), חִיל, etc. ;] a birth pang, travail pain: 1Th.5:3; metaphorically, of extreme suffering, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:8; ὠδῖνες θανάτου (Psa.18:4 מָוֶת חֶבֶל), Act.2:24.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Κόπος

G2873

Transliteration: kópos
Language: Greek
Indexed occurrences: 18

Glosses

labour, + trouble, weariness

Lexicon definition

trouble, vexation, uneasiness, Mat. 26.10. Mar. 14.6; labour, wearisome labour, travail, toil, 1 Co. 3.8; 15.58, et al.; meton. the fruit or consequences of labour, Jno. 4.38. 2 Co. 10.15.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אוּץ

H0213

Transliteration: ʼûwts
Pronunciation: oots
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 10

Glosses

(make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.

Lexicon definition

to press

(by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מַעֲשֶׂה

H4639

Transliteration: maʻăseh
Pronunciation: mah-as-eh'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 235

Glosses

act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.

Lexicon definition

an action (good or bad)

generally, a transaction

abstractly, activity

by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֶצֶב

H6089

Transliteration: ʻetseb
Pronunciation: eh'-tseb
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 7

Glosses

grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

Lexicon definition

an earthen vessel

usually (painful) toil

also a pang (whether of body or mind)

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

עָמָל

H5999

Transliteration: ʻâmâl
Pronunciation: aw-mawl'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 55

Glosses

trouble, labor, toil, grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.

Lexicon definition

toil, i.e. wearing effort

hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָמָל

H5999

Transliteration: ʻâmâl
Pronunciation: aw-mawl'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 55

Glosses

grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.

Lexicon definition

toil, i.e. wearing effort

hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָמָל

H6000

Transliteration: ʻÂmâl
Pronunciation: aw-mawl'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 1

Glosses

Amal.

Lexicon definition

Amal, an Israelite

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אָוֶן

H0205

Transliteration: ʼâven
Pronunciation: aw-ven'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 79

Glosses

affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Lexicon definition

strictly nothingness

also trouble. vanity, wickedness

specifically an idol

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אָוֶן

H0206

Transliteration: ʼÂven
Pronunciation: aw'-ven
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 1

Glosses

Aven. See also H204 (אוֹן), H1007 (בֵּית אָוֶן).

Lexicon definition

Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חֶבֶל

H2256

Transliteration: chebel
Pronunciation: kheh'-bel
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 62

Glosses

band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.

Lexicon definition

a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line

by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured)

or a noose (as of cords)

figuratively, a company (as if tied together)

also a throe (especially of parturition)

also ruin

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חִיל

H2427

Transliteration: chîyl
Pronunciation: kheel
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 7

Glosses

pain, pang, sorrow.

Lexicon definition

a throe (expectant of childbirth)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מָוֶת

H4194

Transliteration: mâveth
Pronunciation: maw'-veth
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 153

Glosses

(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).

Lexicon definition

death (natural or violent)

concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades)

figuratively, pestilence, ruin

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Labor

Indexed occurrences: 110

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Strong's Concordance

Labors

Indexed occurrences: 6

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All Scripture references171 references

Ecclesiastes 24

Isaiah 16

Isaiah 3:10 Isaiah 10:1 Isaiah 13:8 Isaiah 14:3 Isaiah 21:3 Isaiah 23:4 Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 40:2 Isaiah 42:14 Isaiah 44:12 Isaiah 53:11 Isaiah 55:2 Isaiah 59:4 Isaiah 65:23 Isaiah 66:7 Isaiah 66:8

Jeremiah 13

Jeremiah 4:31 Jeremiah 6:24 Jeremiah 13:21 Jeremiah 20:18 Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:23 Jeremiah 30:6 Jeremiah 31:8 Jeremiah 48:41 Jeremiah 49:22 Jeremiah 49:24 Jeremiah 50:43 Jeremiah 51:58

Ezekiel 2

Ezekiel 29:18 Ezekiel 29:20

Hosea 2

Hosea 12:8 Hosea 13:13

Micah 3

Micah 4:9 Micah 4:10 Micah 5:3

Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk 1:3 Habakkuk 1:13 Habakkuk 2:13

Haggai 1

Haggai 1:11

Malachi 1

Malachi 3:5

Matthew 3

Matthew 6:28 Matthew 20:1 Matthew 21:33

Mark 1

Mark 12:1

Luke 3

Luke 10:7 Luke 12:27 Luke 20:9

John 1

John 4:38

Acts 1

Acts 20:35

1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Corinthians 15:58

2 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 6:5 2 Corinthians 10:15 2 Corinthians 11:23 2 Corinthians 11:27

Ephesians 1

Ephesians 4:28

Philippians 2

Philippians 1:22 Philippians 2:16

Colossians 1

Colossians 1:29

1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Thessalonians 4:11 1 Thessalonians 5:3

2 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 3:7 2 Thessalonians 3:8

1 Timothy 2

1 Timothy 4:10 1 Timothy 5:18

James 1

James 5:4

Revelation 2

Revelation 2:2 Revelation 14:13

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

LABOR

Entry:

Nave’s Topical Bible references for LABOR.

Indexed references: 16

Scripture references:

Genesis 3:19 Exodus 20:9 Leviticus 19:13 Deuteronomy 24:14 Ecclesiastes 5:12 Jeremiah 22:13 Malachi 3:5 Matthew 20:1 Luke 10:7 Acts 20:35 1 Corinthians 9:9 Ephesians 4:28 1 Thessalonians 4:11 2 Thessalonians 3:7 1 Timothy 5:18 James 5:4

Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources

Sources

Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
Historical Reference: concordance
Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
Historical Reference: Installed reference work
Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

Ancient Context4 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

The Constitution Of The World And The Disposition Of The Elements.

Antiquities Book 1, Chapter 1

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years. 16

Antiquities Book 2, Chapter 9

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh.

Antiquities Book 2, Chapter 13

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 1

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CAPITAL AND LABOR

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Dictionary

Amal

labor; iniquity

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Jaakan

tribulation; labor

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Thyatira

a perfume; sacrifice of labor

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Genesis 6

Exodus 7

Leviticus 2

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 6

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Job 12

Psalms 19

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 24

Isaiah 16

Jeremiah 13

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Micah 3

Habakkuk 3

Haggai 1

Malachi 1

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 1

1 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 4

Ephesians 1

Philippians 2

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 5

2 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

James 1

Revelation 2

Topical Bible

LABOR

Sources

The Constitution Of The World And The Disposition Of The Elements.

Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years. 16

How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh.

How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel.

CAPITAL AND LABOR