Working
ἐνέργημαStrong’s G1755energēma
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Energēma is the Greek word usually translated “workings” and “working”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.”
Meaning
Usually translated “workings” and “working”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of workings 1
- working 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
ἐνέργημα energēma · working
ἐνέργημα, -τος, τό (ἐνεργέω), effect, operation (Polyb.): pl., 1Co.12:6 12:10 (Cremer, 262, 713).† (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.