Strong’s G2872 · Greek

κοπιάω
kopiáō

Definition

to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard

Etymology

from a derivative of G2873 (κόπος);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • (bestow) labour
  • toil
  • be wearied

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.