Strong's G692 · Greek

ἀργός

argos · ar-gos'

from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2041; inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀργός (G692)

8 ἀργός , -όν (in late Gk., incl. NT, -ή , -όν ; ἀ- neg., ἔργον ), [in LXX: III Ki 6:7 ( מַסָּע ?), Wi 14:5 15:15 , Si 37:11 38:28 *;] inactive , idle : Mt 20:3 , 6 , I Ti 5:13 , Tit 1:12 , II Pe 1:8 . Metaph., of things, inactive , ineffective , worthless : ῥῆμα , Mt 12:36 ; πίστις , Ja 2:20 (v. Cremer, 259 f.).† SYN. : βραδύς , slow ; νωθρός , sluggish (Tr., Syn. , § civ).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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