What does ἐνεργής (energḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἐνεργής (energḗs): Describes power actively at work and producing real effects, not merely potential or passive presence
Greek · G1756
ἐνεργής
Active, operative
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ἐνεργήςG1756
Pronunciationenergḗs
What does ἐνεργής (energḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἐνεργής (energḗs): Describes power actively at work and producing real effects, not merely potential or passive presence
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How does the BSB render G1756?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include active (1), effective (1), effective [work] (1).
Where does ἐνεργής (energḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 16:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), Philemon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itactive1×Hebrews 4:12
effective1×Philemon 1:6
effective [work]1×1 Corinthians 16:9
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First aligned row1 Corinthians 16:9
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
1 Corinthians1Philemon1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἐνεργὴς2xenergēsPhilemon 1:6, Hebrews 4:12
ἐνεργής1xenergēs1 Corinthians 16:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular2x1 Corinthians 16:9, Philemon 1:6
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes power actively at work and producing real effects, not merely potential or passive presence
Strong'sG1756
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 16:9Source Gloss
active, operative
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 16:9Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐνεργής,energhv
effective
Read versePhilemon 1:6Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐνεργὴςenerghv
effective
Read verseHebrews 4:12Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐνεργής,energhv
effective
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 16:9 · Phlm 1:62×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineHeb 4:121×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Door opened for effective gospel work despite opposition
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.