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Lexicon :: Strong's G1006 - boskō

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βόσκω
Transliteration
boskō (Key)
Pronunciation
bos'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prol. form of a primary verb, cf βιβρώσκω (G977) & βοῦς (G1016)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xxv. βόσκω, ποιμαίνω.

Strong’s Definitions

βόσκω bóskō, bos'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977, G1016); to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze:—feed, keep.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1006 in the following manner: feed (8x), keep (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G1006 in the following manner: feed (8x), keep (1x).

  1. to feed

    1. portraying the duty of a Christian teacher to promote in every way the spiritual welfare of the members of the church

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βόσκω bóskō, bos'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977, G1016); to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze:—feed, keep.
STRONGS G1006:
βόσκω; as in Greek writings from Homer down, to feed: Mark 5:14; Luke 15:15; ἀρνία, πρόβατα, John 21:15, 17 (in a figurative discourse portraying the duty of a Christian teacher to promote in every way the spiritual welfare of the members of the church); ὁ βόσκων a herdsman: Matthew 8:33; Luke 8:34. In the passive and middle [present participle βοσκόμενος, cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 2 note] of flocks or herds, to feed, graze: Matthew 8:30; Mark 5:11; Luke 8:32. (In Sept. for רָעָה.)
[Synonyms: βόσκειν, ποιμαίνειν: π. is the wider, β. the narrower term; the former includes oversight, the latter denotes nourishment; π. may be rendered tend, β. specifically feed. See Trench § 25; Meyer on John as above; Schmidt ch. 200.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:30; 8:33
Mark
5:11; 5:14
Luke
8:32; 8:34; 15:15
John
21:15; 21:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1006 matches the Greek βόσκω (boskō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:30 - And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33 - and those feeding did flee, and, having gone to the city, they declared all, and the matter of the demoniacs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:11 - And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 - And those feeding the swine did flee, and told in the city, and in the fields, and they came forth to see what it is that hath been done;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - And those feeding them, having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told it to the city, and to the fields;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:17 - He saith to him the third time, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, 'Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, 'Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, 'Feed my sheep;
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