"anything done or to be done; a deed, work, action, Jn. 3:21; Eph. 2:10; 2 Cor. 9:8, et al. freq.; duty enjoined, office, charge, business, Mk. 13:34; Jn. 4:34, et al. freq.; a process, course of action, Jas. 1:4; a work, product of an action or process, Acts 7:41; Heb. 1:10; subs..."
Definition and meaning
anything done or to be done; a deed, work, action, Jn. 3:21; Eph. 2:10; 2 Cor. 9:8, et al. freq.; duty enjoined, office, charge, business, Mk. 13:34; Jn. 4:34, et al. freq.; a process, course of action, Jas. 1:4; a work, product of an action or process, Acts 7:41; Heb. 1:10; substance in effect, Rom. 2:15
In the original Greek the word is written: ἔργον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ergon (G2041) across the King James Bible.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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Common questions
Strong's G2041 (ergon) is a Greek word that means: anything done or to be done; a deed, work, action, Jn. 3:21; Eph. 2:10; 2 Cor. 9:8, et al. freq.; duty enjoined, office, charge, business, Mk. 13:34; Jn. 4:34, et al. freq.; a process, course of actio... It appears 161 times in the King James Bible.
The word ergon (G2041) appears 161 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2041 is ergon, a Greek word defined as: anything done or to be done; a deed, work, action, Jn. 3:21; Eph. 2:10; 2 Cor. 9:8, et al. freq.; duty enjoined, office, charge, business, Mk. 13:34; . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ergon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.