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Greek

2040. ergates -- a workman
... a workman. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: ergates Phonetic Spelling:
(er-gat'-ace) Short Definition: a field-laborer, workman Definition: a ...
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1092. georgos -- a husbandman, vinedresser
... gheh-ore-gos') Short Definition: a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser
Definition: a worker of the soil, husbandman, farmer, farm-laborer, vine-dresser ...
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4904. sunergos -- a fellow worker
... From a presumed compound of sun and the base of ergon; a co-laborer, ie Coadjutor --
companion in labour, (fellow-)helper(-labourer, -worker), labourer ...
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3993. penes -- one who works for his living
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: penes Phonetic Spelling: (pen'-ace) Short Definition:
poor Definition: one who works for his living; a laborer, poor man. ...
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2052. eritheia -- rivalry, hence ambition
... Word Origin from erithos (day-laborer) Definition rivalry, hence ambition NASB Word
Usage disputes (2), selfish ambition (3), selfishly ambitious (1 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6001a. amel -- a laborer, sufferer
... 6001, 6001a. amel. 6001b . a laborer, sufferer. Transliteration: amel
Short Definition: suffers. Word Origin from amal Definition ...
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6001. amel -- a laborer, sufferer
... 6000, 6001. amel. 6001a . a laborer, sufferer. Transliteration: amel
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-male') Short Definition: labors. that ...
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4399. melakah -- occupation, work
... anything (4), article made (1), business (4), cattle (1), craftsmanship (3), details
(1), duties (1), everything* (1), industrious* (1), laborer (1), material ...
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4522. mas -- body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers ...
... Definition body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom
NASB Word Usage forced (2), forced labor (13), forced laborer (1), forced ...
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Library

Now the Laborer's Task is O'er
... SACRAMENTS AND RITES Burial of the Dead 411. Now the laborer's task is o'er.
7.7.7.7.8.8 ... Joseph Barnby, 1874. John Ellerton, 1870. Now the laborer's task is o' ...
/.../burial of the dead 411.htm

Philemon i. 3-Jan
... Philemon i.1-3 "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto
Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow-laborer, And to our beloved Apphia, and ...
/.../homily i philemon i 3-jan.htm

1 Timothy v. 15-Nov
... And, The laborer is worthy of his reward.". ... "The laborer is worthy of his reward."
Let us not then look only to the reward, but to the terms of the commandment. ...
/.../homily xv 1 timothy v.htm

Smuggling in Cornwall
... Let them only agree together to discharge any tinner or laborer that is concerned
in the plundering of a wreck and advertise his name that no Cornish gentleman ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/smuggling in cornwall.htm

December 29. "I have not Shunned to Declare unto You all the ...
... The servant that works in your household; the man that sat beside you in the train;
the laborer that wrought for you, and, above all, the members of your ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /december 29 i have not.htm

Whether Unbelievers May have Authority or Dominion Over the ...
... i, 2) a slave is his master's instrument in matters concerning everyday life, even
as a craftsman's laborer is his instrument in matters concerning the working ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether unbelievers may have authority.htm

2 Thessalonians iii. 5-Mar
... And yet even if they had eaten, it would not have been for nought. "For the
laborer," he says, "is worthy of his hire." (Luke 10:7.). ...
/.../homily v 2 thessalonians iii.htm

The Economic Challenge to the Church
... And with the tenant has come the farm laborer, alien to the community, transient,
and as much a member of the proletariat as if he were working in a great ...
/.../church cooperation in community life/chapter iii the economic challenge.htm

Sermon at the Second Annual Meeting of the Missionary Council in ...
... He was a carpenter, blacksmith, teacher, laborer, physician and minister to these
poor souls, but the man's heart was in the interior of Africa. ...
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Laboring under Difficulties
... preached unto you the gospel of God." 1 Thessalonians 2:6, 9. And again, in his
second epistle to them, he declared that he and his fellow laborer while with ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 33 laboring under difficulties.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.

Thesaurus

Laborer (7 Occurrences)
...Laborer (7 Occurrences). Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for your journey, neither two
coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. ...
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Fellow-laborer (2 Occurrences)
Fellow-laborer. Fellow-helpers, Fellow-laborer. Fellow-laborers .
Multi-Version Concordance Fellow-laborer (2 Occurrences). ...
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Wages (52 Occurrences)
... The laborer in New Testament times received about 15 cents per day (the "shilling"
of Matthew 20:2), besides in some cases his provisions. ...
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Workman (22 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker.
2. (n.) Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. Int. ...
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Worker (36 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who, or that which, works; a laborer;
a performer; as, a worker in brass. 2. (n.) One of the ...
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Muzzle (4 Occurrences)
... Paul quotes this law in two places (1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Timothy 5:18) to illustrate
his view that the "laborer is worthy of his hire." T. Lewis. ...
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Hire (48 Occurrences)
... In Luke 10:7 it signifies the stipend which is due the laborer in the spiritual
work of the kingdom of God. ... And, The laborer is worthy of his hire. (ASV DBY). ...
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Worthy (92 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV). Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for your journey, neither
two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. ...
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Laborers (19 Occurrences)

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Labored (35 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Laborer (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
(WEB ASV RSV)

Luke 10:7 Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.
(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 16:16 that ye also be subject to such, and to every one who is working with 'us' and labouring;
(See RSV)

1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people: 'Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labour in the day.'
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 5:12 Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
(See RSV NIV)

Lamentations 1:1 How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Laborer

Related Terms

Fellow-laborer (2 Occurrences)

Wages (52 Occurrences)

Workman (22 Occurrences)

Worker (36 Occurrences)

Muzzle (4 Occurrences)

Hire (48 Occurrences)

Worthy (92 Occurrences)

Laborers (19 Occurrences)

Labored (35 Occurrences)