Lexical Definition

‎ἔργον‎ érgon (er'-gon) work ^G:N-N
from a primary (but obsolete) (to work)

deed, doing, labour, work.

• toil (as an effort or occupation)
• by implication, an act

Abbott-Smith

ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very freq. in LXX, chiefly for מַעֲשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ;]

1. work, task, employment: Mk 13:34, Jo 4:34 17:4, Ac 13:2, Phl 1:22 2:30, I Th 5:13, al.; of an enterprise or undertaking (De 15:10, Wi 2:12), Ac 5:38.
2. a deed, action: Tit 1:16, Ja 1:25 . disting. from λόγος, Lk 24:19, Ro 15:18, II Th 2:17, I Jo 3:18; ἐν λόγοις κ. ἔ., Ac 7:22; of acts of God, Jo 9:3, Ac 13:41 (LXX), He 4:10, Re 15:3; of Christ, Mt 11:2; esp. in Jo, e.g. 5:20, 36 7:3 10:38 14:11, 12 15:24; in ethical sense, of human actions (AR, Eph., 190), bad or good, Mt 23:3, Lk 11:48, Jo 3:20, 21 Ja 2:14ff. 3:13, Re 2:5 3:8; τὸ ἔ., collectively, Ga 6:4, Ja 1:4, I Pe 1:17, Re 22:12; τὸ ἔ. τ. νόμου, Ro 2:15; ἔ. ἀγαθόν, Ro 2:7, Col 1:10, II Th 2:17, Tit 1:16, al.; καλόν, Mt 26:10, Mk 14:6; pl. (as freq. in cl.), Mt 5:16, I Ti 5:10, 25, He 10:24; ἔ. πίστεως, I Th 1:3, II Th 1:11; ἔ. πονηρά, Col 1:21, II Jo 11; νέκρα, He 6:1 9:14; ἄκαρπα, Eph 5:11; ἔ. ἀσεβείας, Ju 15; τ. σκότους, Ro 13:12, Eph 5:11; ἔ. νόμου, Ro 3:20, 28 Ga 2:16 3:2, 5, 10.
3. that which is wrought or made, a work: I Co 3:13-15; τ. χειρῶν, Ac 7:41; of the works of God, He 1:10; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔ., II Pe 3:10; τὸ ἔ. τ. θεοῦ, Ro 14:20.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἔργον,

Doric dialect ϝέργον [Refs 6th c.BC+], Elean ϝάργον [Refs 6th c.BC+] weorc (neuter) 'work', Avest. var[schwa]za-):— work, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially in plural, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ σ᾽ αὐτῆς ἔργα κόμιζε see to thine own tasks, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__1 in [Refs 8th c.BC+]works or deeds of war, [ἔργον μάχης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.522; alone, ἀτελευτήτῳ ἐπὶ ἔργῳ 4.175, compare 539; ὑπέσχετο δὲ μέγα ἔργον 13.366; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ δ᾽ ἔργον ἐτύχθη ἀργαλέον 4.470; later, ἔργον.. Ἄρης κρινεῖ Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Septem contra Thebas” 414 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τῷ ἔ. during the action, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἔργου ἔχεσθαι to engage in battle, [Refs]
__2 of peaceful contests, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἔργα θῆκε κάλλιστ᾽ ἀμφὶ κόμαις placed [the reward of] noble deeds about his hair, [Refs]
__3 of works of industry,
__3.a of tillage, tilled lands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὔτε βοῶν οὔτ᾽ ἀνδρῶν φαίνετο ἔργα [Refs] —the title of Hesiod's work; πατρώϊα ἔ. their father's lands, [Refs 8th c.BC+] will neither go to our farms, [Refs] the tilled lands of Ithaca, [Refs] inhabited lands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, property, wealth, possessions, [ἔργον ἀέξῃ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.65, compare 15.372. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3.b of women's work, weaving, [Refs 8th c.BC+].
__3.c of other occupations, θαλάσσια ἔ. fishing, [Refs 8th c.BC+] works of feasting, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, [ἔργον 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 17.1, “AP” 12.209 (\_plural\_, 2nd c.AD: Strato Epigrammaticus, assuming variant); also ἔργα ἰσχύος καὶ τάχους Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.12 ">Refs 6th c.BC+]; φίλα ἔργα μελίσσαις, of flowers, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of mines, etc., [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__4 deed, action, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καρτερά, ἀεικέα ἔ., [Refs 8th c.BC+] deed, not word (see. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥήματα, [ἔργον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 116 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μὲν ἐνθύμημα χαρίεν.., τὸ δὲ ἔ. ἀδύνατον its execution, [Refs 5th c.BC+] ready for action, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__II thing, matter, πᾶν ἔ...ὑπείξομαι in every point, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in bad sense, mischief, trouble, of disease, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μέγα ἔ. a serious matter, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 μέγα ἔ., like{μέγα χρῆμα}, χερμάδιον λάβε χειρὶ Τυδεΐδης, μέγα ἔ. a monstrous thing, [Refs 8th c.BC+] a mighty call to arms, [Refs]
__III passive, that which is wrought or made, work, οἷ᾽ ἐπιεικὲς ἔργ᾽ ἔμεν ἀθανάτων, of the arms of Achilles, [Refs 8th c.BC+] metal-work, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a wall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a statue, [Refs 5th c.BC+], of siege-works, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of a machine, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], +others; of public buildings, [Refs]; of an author's works, [ἔργον Ἀριστοτέλους “AP” 11.354.8 (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus). ">Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III.2 result of work, profit or interest, ἔργον [χρημάτων] interest or profit on money, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV special phrases:
__IV.1 ἔργον ἐστί,
__IV.1.a with genitive person, it is his business, his proper work, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; of things, φραδέος νόου ἔργα τέτυκται it is a matter (which calls) for a wary mind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; function, [ἔργον ψύχειν Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Respublica” 335d ">Refs 6th c.BC+]; τοῦτο ἑκάστου ἔ. ὃ ἂν ἢ μόνον τι ἢ κάλλιστα τῶν ἄλλων ἀπεργάζηται [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with dative person, [Refs 6th c.BC+] with infinitive, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with Article, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__IV.1.b with genitive of things, there is need of.., [Refs 6th c.BC+]: especially with negative, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with Article, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with a participle added, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: also with infinitive, οὐδὲν ἔ. ἑστάναι there is no use in standing still, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV.1.c with infinitive, it is hard work, difficult to do, [Refs 6th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry): also in genitive, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: rarely with a participle, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἔ. [ἐστί] with accusative et infinitive, it can scarcely happen that.., [Refs 4th c.BC+].
__IV.2 ἔργον παρασχεῖν τινί give one trouble, [ἔργον ἔχειν">Refs 5th c.BC+] take trouble, with participle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive, [Refs]
__IV.3 ἔ. γίγνεσθαι τῆς νόσου to be its victim, [Refs 1st c.AD+].
__IV.4 ἔ. ποιεῖσθαί τι to make a matter one's business, attend to it, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__V ={ἐργασία} III, [Refs]