κοπιᾷ — Luke 12:27 Greek Word Study

κοπιᾷ

kopia

they toil

from a derivative of κόπος; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard:--(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.

Luke 12:27 · Word #7

Lexicon `G2872`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense	`PRS` — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice	`ACT` — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood	`IND` — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person	`3P` — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number	`SG` — Singular — One

Lemma	κοπιάω
Strong's	G2872

he/she/it was being wearied with toil

Morphological Notes	Verb; imperfect tense, passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IPA3,,S,). The imperfect denotes continuous or repeated action in past time; passive voice marks the subject as receiving the action.
Rendering Rationale	The root κοπιάω derives from κόπος (toil, labor, wearisome effort), conveying exhaustion brought on by strenuous work. The imperfect tense is reflected by "was being," indicating ongoing past action, and the passive voice by "being wearied," showing the subject undergoing the fatigue rather than actively laboring. The third person singular is preserved as "he/she/it."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`G2872-01`	ekopiasa	I toiled to weariness
`G2872-02`	ekopiasen	he/she toiled (to the point of weariness)
`G2872-03`	kekopiaka	I have toiled (and stand wearied)
`G2872-04`	kekopiakasin	they have toiled and stand wearied
`G2872-05`	kekopiakate	you (plural) have toiled and remain wearied
`G2872-06`	kekopiakes	you have labored-to-weariness (and remain wearied)
`G2872-11`	kopio	I am toiling to weariness
`G2872-12`	kopiomen	we are laboring to weariness
`G2872-13`	kopionta	the one who is toiling
`G2872-14`	kopiontas	the men who are toiling to weariness
`G2872-15`	kopiontes	the ones toiling to weariness (present active participle, masculine plural)
`G2872-16`	kopionti	to the toiling one
`G2872-17`	kopiosas	the (feminine) ones actively laboring
`G2872-18`	kopiosin	they are toiling

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Matthew 6:28	κοπιῶσιν	kopiosin
Matthew 11:28	κοπιῶντες	kopiontes
Luke 5:5	κοπιάσαντες	kopiasantes	we worked hard
Luke 12:27	κοπιᾷ	kopia	they toil
John 4:6	κεκοπιακὼς	kekopiakos	wearied
John 4:38	κεκοπιάκατε	kekopiakate	have labored
John 4:38	κεκοπιάκασιν	kekopiakasin	have labored
Acts 20:35	κοπιῶντας	kopiontas	laboring
Romans 16:6	ἐκοπίασεν	ekopiasen	labored
Romans 16:12	κοπιώσας	kopiosas	who labor
Romans 16:12	ἐκοπίασεν	ekopiasen	labored
1 Corinthians 4:12	κοπιῶμεν	kopiomen	we toil
1 Corinthians 15:10	ἐκοπίασα	ekopiasa	I labored
1 Corinthians 16:16	κοπιῶντι	kopionti	labors
Galatians 4:11	κεκοπίακα	kekopiaka	I have labored
Ephesians 4:28	κοπιάτω	kopiato	let him labor
Philippians 2:16	ἐκοπίασα	ekopiasa	I labored
Colossians 1:29	κοπιῶ	kopio	I labor
1 Thessalonians 5:12	κοπιῶντας	kopiontas	who labor
1 Timothy 4:10	κοπιῶμεν	kopiomen	we labor
1 Timothy 5:17	κοπιῶντες	kopiontes	laboring
2 Timothy 2:6	κοπιῶντα	kopionta	hard-working
Revelation 2:3	κεκοπίακες	kekopiakes