Lexical Definition

‎κοπιάω‎ kopiáō (kop-ee-ah'-o) to labor ^G:V
from a derivative of ‎κόπος‎

(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.

• to feel fatigue
• by implication, to work hard

Abbott-Smith

κοπιάω, -ῶ (< κόπος), [in LXX chiefly for יגע;]
1. (as in cl.) to grow weary: Mt 11:28, Jo 4:6, Re 2:3 (cf. Is 40:31).
2. Hence, in LXX and NT, to work with effort, to toil: absol., Mt 6:28, Lk 5:5 12:27, Jo 4:38, Ac 20:35, I Co 4:12, Eph 4:28, II Ti 2:6; c. acc. rei, Jo 4:38; freq. in Paul. Epp., of ministerial labour: I Co 15:10 16:16; seq. ἐν, Ro 16:12, I Th 5:12 (v. M, Th., in l.), I Ti 5:17; εἰς, Ro 16:6, Ga 4:11, Phl 2:16, Col 1:29, I Ti 4:10.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κοπιάω-ιάω,

future -άσω [ᾱ]: aorist ἐκοπιάωίᾱσα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect κεκοπιάωίᾱκα [NT]: (κόπος):—to be tired, grow weary, [LXX+5th c.BC+], Men.[same place]; κ. ὑπὸ ἀγαθῶν to be weary of good things, [NT+5th c.BC+]: with participle, κ. ὀρχούμενοι [κοπιάωιάτω φιλοσοφῶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 3p.59U., compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.185e: ">Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist participle κοπιάωιάσας, defunctus laboribus, [Refs]:—middle in active sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__II work hard, toil, [NT+2nd c.AD+]: with infinitive, strive, struggle, μὴ κοπιάωία ζητεῖν [Refs]
__III ={κοπιάωάζω}, come to rest: arrive at a state of saturation, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Rev.2.3 ☩ LXX.Deut.25.18 ☩ John.4.6 ☩ Matt.6.28 ☩ 1Tim.4.10 ☩ Rom.16.6 ☩ 1Tim.5.17 ☩ LXX.Josh.24.13}