Word study · Greek
ergon
work, deed
Say it: ER-gon (approximate)
ἔργον
What it means
A work or deed, what someone does. Jesus speaks of the Father's "work" and of his own "works" as evidence of who he is (5:17, 5:20, 5:36, 10:25, 14:10-12). In John the works are the signs and also the whole of what Jesus does for the Father.
Range of meaning
- WorkWhat one does.
- DeedAn act.
- SignA work that testifies.
In John
- Chapter 5
"My Father is still working, so I am working, too," and the works that testify (5:17, 5:20, 5:36).
- Chapter 10
"The works that I do in my Father's name" (10:25, 10:32-38).
Every verse (25)
- John 3:19
- John 3:20
- John 3:21
- John 4:34
- John 5:20
- John 5:36
- John 6:28
- John 6:29
- John 7:3
- John 7:7
- John 7:21
- John 8:39
- John 8:41
- John 9:3
- John 9:4
- John 10:25
- John 10:32
- John 10:33
- John 10:37
- John 10:38
- John 14:10
- John 14:11
- John 14:12
- John 15:24
- John 17:4
Verses where G2041 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources