Strong G4020περιεργάζομαι
be a busybody
- Transliteration
- periergazomai
- Pronunciation
- per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed 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: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Wis.8:5 א1, Sir.3:23 *;]
1. to waste one's labour about a thing.
2. to be a busybody: 2Th.3:11 (cf. Plat., Apol., 19 B).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4020 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- busybody1
First verses
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
περιεργ-άζομαι,
future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος) take more pains than enough about a thing, waste one's labour on it, with participle, περιεργάζοντο δοκέοντες πρῶτοι ἀνθρώπων γεγονέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.15; Σωκράτης π. ζητῶν τά τε ὑπὸ γῆς καὶ οὐράνια 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 19b; περιείργασμαι μὲν ἐγὼ περὶ τούτων εἰπὼν περιείργασται δ᾽ ἡ πόλις ἡ πεισθεῖσ᾽ ἐμοί 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.72: with _dative_ modi, τῷ θυλάκῳ περιερλάσθαι)] that they had overdone it with their 'sack' (i.e. need not have used the word), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.46)]; π. τοῖς σημείοις overact one's part, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1462a6)]; π. τῷ οἰκιδίῳ go to a needless expense with his house, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 4.11)]; οὐδὲ περιείργασται ἐν αὐτοῖς nor has he lavished useless pains upon.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herod.” 6)] (but perfect in passive sense, πλέον οὐδὲν περιείρλασται τῷ Θέωνι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 2.44).)]
2 with accusative, π. τι καινόν to be busy about 'some new thing', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 220; αἱ μέλιτται π. τὸ παιδίον 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 2.12)]; meddle, interfere with, τὰ ἀλλότρια Chiloap.[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.1.172; τῶν κατὰ τὴν Ἰταλίαν οὐδέν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.51.2)]: absolutely, to be a busybody, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.15, 32.28, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 358, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 1068.3.)]
3 bargain, haggle, περὶ τῆς τιμῆς [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 393.5 (3rd c.BC).)]
4 in good sense, elaborate,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (Men.Rh. p.394 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, +others)]
5 investigate thoroughly, τὰ λεληθότα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 7.217c, compare 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.250 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; seek diligently, π. πόθεν ἡ εἴσοδος Zos.Alch.p.111 [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]
6 ταῦτα π. have this effect, of substances, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(1).484.)]
future -εργάσομαι, περίεργος) take more pains than enough about a thing, waste one's labour on it, with participle, περιεργάζοντο δοκέοντες πρῶτοι ἀνθρώπων γεγονέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.15; Σωκράτης π. ζητῶν τά τε ὑπὸ γῆς καὶ οὐράνια 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 19b; περιείργασμαι μὲν ἐγὼ περὶ τούτων εἰπὼν περιείργασται δ᾽ ἡ πόλις ἡ πεισθεῖσ᾽ ἐμοί 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.72: with _dative_ modi, τῷ θυλάκῳ περιερλάσθαι)] that they had overdone it with their 'sack' (i.e. need not have used the word), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.46)]; π. τοῖς σημείοις overact one's part, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1462a6)]; π. τῷ οἰκιδίῳ go to a needless expense with his house, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 4.11)]; οὐδὲ περιείργασται ἐν αὐτοῖς nor has he lavished useless pains upon.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herod.” 6)] (but perfect in passive sense, πλέον οὐδὲν περιείρλασται τῷ Θέωνι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 2.44).)]
2 with accusative, π. τι καινόν to be busy about 'some new thing', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 220; αἱ μέλιτται π. τὸ παιδίον 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 2.12)]; meddle, interfere with, τὰ ἀλλότρια Chiloap.[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.1.172; τῶν κατὰ τὴν Ἰταλίαν οὐδέν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.51.2)]: absolutely, to be a busybody, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.15, 32.28, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 358, 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 1068.3.)]
3 bargain, haggle, περὶ τῆς τιμῆς [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 393.5 (3rd c.BC).)]
4 in good sense, elaborate,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (Men.Rh. p.394 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, +others)]
5 investigate thoroughly, τὰ λεληθότα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 7.217c, compare 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.250 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; seek diligently, π. πόθεν ἡ εἴσοδος Zos.Alch.p.111 [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]
6 ταῦτα π. have this effect, of substances, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(1).484.)]