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περιεργάζομαι

periergazomaibe a busybodyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

περι-εργάζομαι

[in LXX: Wis.8.5 א1, Sir.3.23 * ;]

1. to waste one's labour about a thing.

2. to be a busybody: 2 Thessalonians 3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:11περιεργαζομένους · being busybodies
    For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.