Ergon

The words "work" or "works" occur 185 times in scripture. Of those 185, the Greek word Ergon or a one of its primary derivitaves (ergasia, ergates, ergazomai) is used 176 times in the original Greek.

Strongs Concordance defines ergon as: to work, to labor or toil at an occupation.

When we look at the dynamics of "works" in scripture we will focus on the passages that use the word Ergon. Works are a really big deal to God. And I might emphasize that they are not optional if one wants to hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."