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Meaning of "ergon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ERGON

ergon  [ˈɜːɡɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERGON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ergon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ERGON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ergon

Ergon may refer to: ▪ Ergon, alien from TV's Doctor Who ▪ Ergon, concept from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics that is most often translated as function, task, or work ▪ Ergon, Inc., petroleum company based in Jackson, Mississippi ▪ Ergon Energy, electricity company owned by the Government of Queensland...

Definition of ergon in the English dictionary

The definition of ergon in the dictionary is a unit of work or energy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERGON


argon
ˈɑːɡɒn
Argonne
ˈɑːɡɒn
bygone
ˈbaɪˌɡɒn
Calgon
ˈkælɡɒn
Dagon
ˈdeɪɡɒn
decagon
ˈdɛkəˌɡɒn
doggone
ˈdɒɡɒn
Dorgon
ˈdɔːɡɒn
estragon
ˈɛstrəˌɡɒn
foregone
fɔːˈɡɒn
forgone
fɔːˈɡɒn
glucagon
ˈɡluːkəˌɡɒn
gone
ɡɒn
pentagon
ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn
polygon
ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn
Saigon
saɪˈɡɒn
trigon
ˈtraɪɡɒn
trogon
ˈtrəʊɡɒn
woebegone
ˈwəʊbɪˌɡɒn
Yangon
jæŋˈɡɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERGON

ergodic
ergodicity
ergogenic
ergogram
ergograph
ergomania
ergomaniac
ergometer
ergometric
ergometry
ergonomic
ergonomically
ergonomics
ergonomist
ergonovine
ergophobia
ergosterol
ergot
ergotamine
ergotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERGON

agon
Aragon
bandwagon
Chinook Jargon
Demogorgon
dragon
fourgon
Gorgon
hexagon
jargon
jump on the bandwagon
octagon
Oregon
paragon
parergon
snapdragon
station wagon
tarragon
the Wagon
wagon

Synonyms and antonyms of ergon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ergon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ERGON

Find out the translation of ergon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ergon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ergon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埃尔贡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ergon
570 millions of speakers

English

ergon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ERGON
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إرغونة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эргон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ergon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ergon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ergon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ergon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ergon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エルゴン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열의 작용으로 이루어지는 일의 양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ergon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ergon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எர்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एर्गन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ergon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ergon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ергон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ERGON
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ergon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ergon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ergon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ergon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ergon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERGON»

The term «ergon» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERGON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ergon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERGON»

Discover the use of ergon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ergon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Socrates' Discursive Democracy: Logos and Ergon in Platonic ...
Examines the importance of Platonic political philosophy for contemporary political theory, especially democratic theory.
Gerald M. Mara, 1997
2
Greek Philosophical Terms: A Historical Lexicon
Ergon, the common Greek word for something done or made, is used by the philosophers in a twofold sense: either as the activity of a thing or as the product of that activity. Aristotle frequently marks the distinction (e.g. Eth. Nich. i, 1o94a) and it ...
Francis E. Peters, 1967
3
Jesus the Miracle Worker: A Historical and Theological Study
Ergon. There are twenty-seven occurrences of ergon ("work")28 in John's Gospel, nineteen of which refer to the work of Jesus.29 Of these, only once is ergon used by someone other than Jesus: in 7:3 the brothers of Jesus say he should go to ...
Graham H. Twelftree, 1999
4
Essays on Aristotle's Ethics
ergon of man is to engage in contemplation, theoria — philosophic wisdom in its purest or most rarefied form. One may prefer the idea, shortly to be discussed, that practical wisdom rather than theoria should determine the activities that ...
Amélie Rorty, 1980
5
Practical Reason, Aristotle, and Weakness of the Will
This might perhaps be given, if we could first ascertain the function (ergon) of man. For just as for a flute-player, a sculptor, or any artist, and, in general, for all things that have a function or activity, the good and the 'well' is thought to reside in ...
Norman O. Dahl, 1984
6
Ethics
What, then, is the human ergon; Once it was standard to translate 'ergon as ' function', but this has quite properly fallen out of favour amongst Aristotle's critics. 24 As Kenny says, 'it is tendentious to translate "ergon" as function: we need not ...
Stephen Everson, 1998
7
Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy IV: Aristotle's Ethics
Aristotle's Ethics John Peter Anton, George L. Kustas, Anthony Preus. The Role of the Ergon Argument in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics Deborah Achtenberg Recent literature on the epyov (ergon) argument in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics ...
John Peter Anton, George L. Kustas, Anthony Preus, 1971
8
Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac 2009: The Only ...
ERGON INC www.ergon.com Exploration/Production: Exploration: Y Production: Coal Production: Refining/Retailing: Refining: Retailing: Convenience Stores: Chemicals: Y Y Y Utilities: Electric Utility: Gas Utility: Pipelines: Water: Alternative  ...
Jack W. Plunkett, 2008
9
German Technical Dictionary
<Elektriz> energy; 2. <Ergon> job, labour, task, work; 3. <Maschinen> operation, work Arbeit f mit Gefahrstoffen <Sicherheit> handling of dangerous materials arbeiten v 1. <Ergon> work; 2. <Maschinen> function, operate, run, work arbeitender ...
Robert Dimand, 2013
10
Plato on Justice and Power: Reading Book I of Plato's Republic
Nor is premise (i) meant to split into two criteria for assigning an ergon to a thing. Socrates is merely saying that the ergon of a thing is the 'product', the 'job', the activity, or the end — thus covering the full range of the use of 'ergon' — which it ...
Kimon Lycos, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERGON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ergon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
State warned of potential Evans Landscaping fraud in 2011
That email to a former state contract officer accuses Evans Landscaping owner Douglas Evans of creating Ergon to become eligible for minority ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
2
No forced job cuts in Queensland electricity industry shake-up
Queensland's Treasurer hopes to repay government debt earlier by lifting the new gearing ratios to 70 per cent for Ergon and Energex and to ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
3
Live wires at North Bundy intersection
DOWNED LINES: Emergency services and Ergon attend to fallen power lines on Agnes St in North Bundaberg. Photo: Max Fleet / NewsMail ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»
4
Editorial: Power users still wait for some relief
Ergon reports it has about five customers per kilometre of network on average, thanks to its customer base distributed through sparsely ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Morning News and Stuff
The company is also entangled in lawsuits around those allegations, which were filed by another company called Ergon Site Construction. «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 15»
6
Crankbrothers Partners with Top Athletes To Support Bike-Related …
... Decker, Jeremy Powers, Rebecca Rusch, Chloe Woodruff, the Bianchi XC Team, and the Topeak-Ergon EU and US XC Marathon teams. «Pinkbike.com, Jul 15»
7
Powerlink to cut nearly 200 jobs
Electrical Trades Union organiser Stuart Traill said the union expected other government-owned energy distributors — including Ergon Energy ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
8
Fifth annual Crusher in the Tushar draws strong field to Utah dirt
Dave Wiens (Topeak-Ergon), winner of six Leadville 100 titles, returns for his second attempt at the Crusher. Alex Grant (Cannondale-Gear ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»
9
Suit accuses raided Newtown landscaper of fraud
He also said he didn't know if agents were looking into Ergon Site Construction of East End near Lunken Airport, and that he knew nothing ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
10
Power restored to Dingo Beach homes after campervan hit pole
Ergon Energy's corporate communications manager Bob Pleash said 841 customers were affected when the incident occurred just after ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»

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