ἀργός
argos
“idle”
Definition
inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G2041 (ἔργον);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀργός appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
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