ἔργοις

ergois

works

from a primary (but obsolete) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.

G2041

James 2:22 · Word #7

Lexicon G2041

Lemmaἔργον
Transliterationérgon
Strong'sG2041
In-contextworks
Literalworks

Morphology N DAT N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἔργον
Strong'sG2041

SIBI-P1 G2041-03

by works (deeds)

Morphological NotesNoun; dative plural neuter (Gr,N,,,,,DNP). The dative case commonly expresses means, agency, location, or indirect object; plural indicates multiple works or deeds.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the core sense of ἔργον as concrete actions or deeds. The dative plural form (ἔργοις) is reflected by "by works," conveying the dative’s common instrumental sense (means or agency) while maintaining the plural number inherent in the Greek form.

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Words from Root ἔργον (work, deed, action, task, labor, accomplishment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2041-01 erga work-deeds (neuter plural; nominative/accusative)
G2041-02 ergo by means of work
G2041-04 ergon a work-deed

Word Usage (168 occurrences of G2041)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:16 ἔργα erga
Matthew 11:2 ἔργα erga
Matthew 23:3 ἔργα erga