- ἐνέργεια
- ἐνέργεια, ας, ἡ (s. ἐνεργής, ἐνεργέω; Pre-Socr. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, TestSol, EpArist, Philo, Just., Ath., Hippol.) the state or quality of being active, working, operation, action, so in NT, and always of transcendent beings (cp. Chrysipp.: Stoic. II 115; Diod S 15, 48, 1 θεία ἐ.; likew. Orig., C. Cels. 3, 14, 7; Ps.-Callisth. 1, 30, 4 τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐ.; Sallust. 3 p. 4, 8; 4 p. 4, 27; OGI 262, 4 [III A.D.] περὶ τῆς ἐνεργείας θεοῦ Διός; Herm. Wr. 10, 22b; 16, 13 δαίμονος γὰρ οὐσία ἐνέργεια; PGM 3, 290; Wsd 7:26; 13:4; 2 Macc 3:29; 3 Macc 4:21; 5:12, 28; EpArist 266; Aristobulus in Eus., PE 8, 10, 12 [p. 142 Holladay] ἐ. τοῦ θεοῦ; Did., Gen. 247, 11 τὸ ἄγγελος ὄνομα ἐνεργείας καὶ οὐκ οὐσίας ἐστίν) ἐ. πλάνης a deluding influence 2 Th 2:11. πίστις τῆς ἐνεργείας τ. θεοῦ faith in God’s (productive) power Col 2:12; cp. Ac 4:24 D; 1 Cor 12:10 v.l. Mostly in the expr. κατὰ (τὴν) ἐνέργειαν: κ. τ. ἐ. τοῦ κράτους according to the manifestation of his power Eph 1:19 (for the genitival constr. cp. 1QS 11, 19f; 1QH 4, 32); cp. 3:7; 4:16; Col 1:29; κ. τ. ἐ. τοῦ δύνασθαι αὐτόν through the power that enables him Phil 3:21. κατʼ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ by the activity of Satan 2 Th 2:9.—ἐνεργείᾳ τοῦ πονηροῦ by urging of the wicked one AcPl Ha 9, 19 (cp. ὄφεως Just., D. 39, 6; αἱ τῶν δαιμόνων ἐ. Orig., C. Cels. 1, 60, 6).—W. ref. to mode of operation way of working τῆς ὀξυχολίας Hm 5, 1, 7; 5, 2, 1. W. δύναμις (Aristot. p. 23a, 10ff; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 110 al.; Ath. 10, 3; 26, 1) 6, 1, 1a. Pl. (Epict. 2, 16, 18; 4, 11, 33; Philo; Ath.) 6, 1, 1b; 6, 2, 2 and 6. The pl. also v 3, 8, 3, where the word refers to what someth. is equipped to do and may be rendered function.—DELG s.v. ἔργον. RAC V 4–51. M-M. TW.
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