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to worketh

to worketh

9.9
Does a job in old or poetic language
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • He worketh tirelessly to support his family and provide for their needs.

Examples

  • And then that way now that that power that worketh within you now will display itself.

  • "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.

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  • And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today, tomorrow, and forever.

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  • The Lord worketh through those who seek His guidance in their lives.

  • In every season, she worketh diligently to achieve her goals.

Surface Forms

worketh infinitive
worketh past
worketh past participle
worketh present participle
worketh third person singular

Morphology

worketh = work (semi-transparent) = work + eth

The form is clearly 'work' + the archaic third-person singular suffix '-eth', but the suffix is archaic and not productive in modern English, so learners may not automatically interpret it.

Etymology

Worketh is an old or poetic way to say work for 'he', 'she', or 'it' by adding the ending -eth, which meant the same as our modern -s. So worketh simply means 'works' or 'performs a task' in older English.