Active energy
ἐνέργειαStrong’s G1753energeia
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Energeia is the Greek word usually translated “working”, “energy” and “powerful”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
Meaning
Usually translated “working”, “energy” and “powerful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- working 6
- energy 1
- a powerful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 3
- Colossians 2
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- Philippians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11In contextAnd for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
- Ephesians 1:19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- Ephesians 3:7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
- Ephesians 4:16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
- Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
- Colossians 1:29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Greek dictionary
ἐνέργεια energeia · active energy
ἐνέργεια, -ας, ἡ (ἐνεργής), [in LXX: Wis.7:17, 26 13:4 18:22, 2Ma.3:29, 3Ma.4:21 3Mac 5:12 3Mac 5:28 * ;] operative power (as distinct from δύναμις, potential power), working: of God, Eph.1:19 3:7 4:16, Php.3:21, Col.1:29 2:12; of Satan, 2Th.2:9 2:11 (cf. M, Th., l.with; AR, Eph., 241 ff.; Cremer, 261).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “working” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WORKING, participle present
tense Moving; operating; laboring; fermenting.
All definitions and other forms of “working”
WORKING, noun
- Motion; the act of laboring.
- Fermentation.
- Movement; operation; as the workings of fancy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.