Word study · Greek

enérgeia

working, activity

Say it: en-ER-gay-ah (approximate)

ἐνέργεια

What it means

Active power, energy at work. In 1:19 and 3:7 it is God's power at work; in 4:16 each part of the body works properly. We get "energy" from it. In 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 it is used of evil working.

Range of meaning

  • WorkingActive power.
  • EnergyForce that produces results.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 1

    "According to the working of the strength of his might" (1:19).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G1753 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources