απεργία
apergía
The Greek word for 'strike' is απεργία (apergía).
Meaning: to hit (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
apergía
Did you know?
- The root εργ- in απεργία is the same root found in the English word 'energy'. Both come from the Greek έργον, meaning 'work'.
- In Greece, a general strike is called γενική απεργία. These events are often massive social mobilizations that can bring entire cities to a complete standstill.
- While απεργία refers to a labor strike, if you want to describe hitting someone with a physical blow, you would use the verb χτυπώ instead.
Examples in context
- Έχουμε δικαίωμα στην απεργία.We have the right to strike.Tatoeba #11632638 by carlosalberto, translation #11632625 by carlosalberto
- Αυτή είναι η έβδομη απεργία φέτος.This is the seventh strike of this year.Tatoeba #11795336 by carlosalberto, translation #11795317 by carlosalberto
- Η απεργία κράτησε σαράντα δύο μέρες.The strike lasted forty-two days.Tatoeba #11521484 by carlosalberto, translation #11521467 by carlosalberto
- Οι εργαζόμενοι αποφάσισαν να κηρύξουν απεργία.The workers decided to declare a strike.
- Η απεργία διήρκεσε για πολλές μέρες.The strike lasted for several days.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nikos and Maria are discussing why the trains are not running.
- Νίκος NikosΓιατί δεν έρχεται το τρένο;Giati den erchetai to treno?Why isn't the train coming?
- Μαρία MariaΥπάρχει απεργία σήμερα, Νίκο.Yparchei apergia simera, Niko.There is a strike today, Nikos.
- Νίκος NikosΠότε τελειώνει η απεργία;Pote telionei i apergia?When does the strike end?
- Μαρία MariaΛένε ότι τελειώνει αύριο το πρωί.Lene oti telionei avrio to proi.They say it ends tomorrow morning.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry απεργία, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
