Greek · G2716 · unreviewed

κατεργάζομαι

To workout/produce

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κατεργάζομαι G2716

Pronunciation katergázomai

What does κατεργάζομαι (katergázomai) mean in the Bible?

κατεργάζομαι (katergázomai) is a Greek word meaning "to workout/produce". κατ-εργάζομαι (emphatic form of ἐργάζομαι), [in LXX for פָּעַל, etc.

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Meaning

to workout/produce

Extended definition

Intensive form meaning to bring about a complete result through sustained effort or labor.

(emphatic form of ἐργάζομαι), [in LXX for פָּעַל, etc. (9 exx., each for a different Heb. word) ;] to effect by labour, achieve, work out, bring about: with accusative, Rom.4:15 5:3 7:8, 15-20, 2Co.7:10, Eph.6:13, Jas.1:3; pass., 2Co.12:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Rom.7:13, 2Co.4:17 7:11 9:11; id. before διά, with genitive of person(s), Rom.15:18; τ. σωτηρίαν, Php.2:12; with accusative of person(s) before εἰς, 2Co.5:5 (RV, wrought); of evil deeds, Rom.1:27 2:9, 1Co.5:3, 1Pe.4:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Aorist Perfect

Voices

Middle Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 13×

Present Middle Rom 4:15 · Rom 5:3 · 2 Cor 4:17 · 2 Cor 7:10 · 2 Cor 9:11 · Jas 1:3 · Rom 7:15 · Rom 7:17 · Rom 7:20 9×

Aorist Middle Rom 7:8 · Rom 15:18 · 2 Cor 7:11 3×

Aorist Passive 2 Cor 12:12 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×

Present Middle Rom 1:27 · Rom 2:9 · Rom 7:13 3×

Aorist Middle 1 Cor 5:3 · 2 Cor 5:5 · Eph 6:13 3×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Present Middle Rom 7:18 1×

Perfect Middle 1 Pet 4:3 1×

Imperative command or strong request 1×

Present Middle Phil 2:12 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 22 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 4 ongoing 9 imperative 1 infinitive 2 participle 6

Tense

present 14 aorist 7 perfect 1

Voice

middle 21 passive 1

Mood

indicative 13 participle 6 infinitive 2 imperative 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Philippians 2:12–18 work out katergázomai Imperative · Present Middle

actively produce or bring about one's own salvation through obedience

Ephesians 6:10-20 accomplished katergázomai Participle · Aorist Middle

complete or achieve one's full armor and stance against spiritual opposition

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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