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)

inactive; idle; ineffective; worthless