ἀργός argós

Greek · Strong's G692 · used 9 times in 7 verses

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: barren, idle, slow

Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G2041 (ἔργον);

Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Matthew 20:3 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
Matthew 20:6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
1 Timothy 5:13 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Titus 1:12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
James 2:20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.