The ancient Greek word "ἔργον" ≈ "work" began with a now missing digamma «ϝ » or «Ϝ » which had the sound of the English "v" or "w" that disappeared over time.

• The ancient Greek word with digamma "Ϝέργον" ≈ "work".
• The modern Greek word "έργο" (EHR-go) ≈ "work"
• The German word "das Werk" ≈ "the work".
• The Middle English word "werk" ≈ "work".
• The Old English word "weorc" ≈ "work".
• The Gothic word "gawaurki" ≈ "work".

The English word "work" is one part of the PIE root "*WERGOM" ≈ "work" and is cognate to words such as "bulwark", "boulevard", "energy", "liturgy", "surgeon", "organ", "metallurgy" and others.

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In Greek, the prefix "a" or «α» negates what follows. So, interestingly, the negation of "work" as «έργο» is «αργός» which is the source of the chemical name for the gas "argon" as a "lazy" gas.

The chemical element "Argon", symbol Ar, atomic number 18, is a Nobel gas, the most abundant Nobel gas in the earth's core. It was considered "lazy" or "inactive" and was thus named from the Greek «αργόν».

The ancient Greek word "ἀργός" ≈ "not working" but can also mean "bright" or "shiny" (not used in the LXX (Septuagint) or GNT (Greek New Testament)).

The modern Greek word "αργός" (ar-GOS) ≈ "slow, idle, slack".

The modern Greek word "άεργος" (A-ehr-gos) ≈ "unemployed".

The modern Greek word "αργότερα" (ar-GO-teh-ra) ≈ "later" comes from the Greek word for "not working" as in "to be late" or "slowly".

Another the modern Greek word "ύστερα" (EE-steh-ra) ≈ "later" as in "after" or "afterwards" which comes from the ancient Greek word "ὕστερος" ≈ "latter, afterwards" and appears to be cognate with the English word "out" from the PIE root "*UD" ≈ "upwards, away".

Saying: See you later, alligator. In a while, crocodile.

In Greek, the word for "curious" contains the word for "work" as in, literally, getting or going "around work".

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A verse in Proverbs uses the some word for "idle" as used in the GNT.

Luke uses a different word that is translated by the KJV (King James Version) as "idle" as in "idle words".

The Greek word for "words" is translated by the KJV as "tales".

The Greek word translated "idle" in the above verse has two meanings in ancient Greek. It appears only once in the GNT and not in the LXX.

• The ancient Greek word "λῆρος" ≈ "trash, trifle".
• The ancient Greek word "λῆρος" ≈ "gold ornament" as on a woman's tunic.

The modern Greek word "όργανο" (OR-ga-no) ≈ "instrument".

The English word "organic", as in organic chemistry, is from the Middle English word "organik" ≈ "organic" which is from the Latin word "organicus" ≈ "instrumental, organic".