Definition
κόπος, -ου, ὁ
(κόπτω) [in LXX chiefly for עָמָל, also for אָוֶן, etc. ;]
1. a striking, beating (in Jeremiah 45:3 = κοπετός)
2. laborious toil, trouble: John 4:38, 1 Corinthians 3:8; 15:58, 1 Thessalonians 3:5; κ. τ. ἀγάπης, 1 Thessalonians 1:3; ἔργα καὶ κ., Revelation 2:2; κ. καὶ μόχθος, 2 Corinthians 11:27, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:8; pl., ἐν κ., 2 Corinthians 6:5; 10:15; 11:23; ἐκ τ. κ., Revelation 14:13; κόπονς (-ον) παρέχειν (in cl. more frequently π. πράγματα, πονον), with dative of person(s), Matthew 26:10, Mark 14:6, Luke 11:7; 18:5, Galatians 6:17.
Synonyms: μόλθος, labour; πόνος (which see), toil, painful effort; in cl., "π. gives prominence to the effort (work as requiring force), κ. to the fatigue, μ. (chiefly poetic) to the hardship" (Thayer, see word κ.)
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- Matthew 26:10κόπουςAware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- Mark 14:6κόπουςBut Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- Luke 11:7κόπους · botherAnd suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
- Luke 18:5κόπον…yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
- John 4:38κόπον · laborI sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:8κόπον · laborHe who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58κόπος · laborTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 6:5κόποις · labor…in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
- 2 Corinthians 10:15κόποις · [the] laborsNeither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- 2 Corinthians 11:23κόποις · laborAre they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- 2 Corinthians 11:27κόπῳ · in labor…in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
- Galatians 6:17κόπους · troubleFrom now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3κόπου · labor…and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9κόπον · laborSurely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5κόπος · laborFor this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8κόπῳ · labor…nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
- Revelation 2:2κόπον · laborI know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
- Revelation 14:13κόπων · laborsAnd I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”