ἐργασίαν [1 verse](noun sg fem acc) "Diligence" is ergasia, which means "work", "business", "working at", "making", "function", "manufacture", "working", "trade", "practicing", and "guild". *--The first unique word here is translated as "diligence" and means "work", "business", "working at", "making", "function", "manufacture", "working", "trade", "practicing", and "guild".  In English, we say "given an effort" to express the same idea. The word is a more complicated word than the usual "work", which gives it a humorous feel.