unemployed; (by implication) lazy

, : , , , , . Metaph., of things, , , : , ; , (v. Cremer, 259 f.).† inactive idle inactive ineffective worthless Mt 20:3 6 I Ti 5:13 Tit 1:12 II Pe 1:8 Mt 12:36 Ja 2:20 ῥῆμα πίστις

idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.

idle

inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless

barren, idle, slow

inactive, i.e. unemployed

(by implication) lazy, useless

ἀργός, -όν (in late Gk., incl. NT, -ή, -όν; ἀ- neg., ἔργον) [in LXX: 3Ki.6:7 (מַסָּע), Wis.14:5 15:15, Sir.37:11 38:28 * ;] inactive, idle: Mat.20:3, 6, 1Ti.5:13, Tit.1:12, 2Pe.1:8. Metaphorical, of things, inactive, ineffective, worthless: ῥῆμα, Mat.12:36; πίστις, Jas.2:20 (see Cremer, 259 f.).† SYN.: βραδύς, slow; νωθρός, sluggish (Tr., Syn., § civ) (AS)