κόπος
koposNoun (Masculine)G2873
labor
From: from G2875 (κόπτω);
Short Definition
a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a striking, beating (in = κοπετός)
2.laborious toil, trouble
Synonyms
μόλθος, labour; *πόνος *(which see), toil, painful effort; in cl., "π. gives prominence to the effort (work as requiring force), κ. to the fatigue, μ. (chiefly poetic) to the hardship"
LXX Usage: chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
19 timesAppears 19 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
2 Corinthians
4
1 Thessalonians
3
1 Corinthians
2
Luke
2
Revelation
2
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9
- 2 Corinthians 11:23
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8
- John 4:38
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