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Lexicon :: Strong's G58 - agora

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ἀγορά
Transliteration
agora (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-or-ah'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ageiro (to gather, probably akin to ἐγείρω (G1453))
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀγορά agorá, ag-or-ah'; from ἀγείρω ageírō (to gather; probably akin to G1453); properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare:—market(-place), street.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G58 in the following manner: market (6x), marketplace (4x), street (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G58 in the following manner: market (6x), marketplace (4x), street (1x).

  1. any assembly, especially of the people

  2. the place of assembly

    1. for public debating,

    2. for elections

    3. for trials

    4. for buying and selling

    5. for all kinds of business

  3. market place, street

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγορά agorá, ag-or-ah'; from ἀγείρω ageírō (to gather; probably akin to G1453); properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare:—market(-place), street.
STRONGS G58:
ἀγορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (ἀγείρω, perfect ἤγορα, to collect) [from Homer down];
1. any collection of men, congregation, assembly.
2. place where assemblies are held; in the N. T. the forum or public place,— where trials are held, Acts 16:19; and the citizens resort, Acts 17:17; and commodities are exposed for sale, Mark 7:4 (ἀπ’ ἀγορᾶς namely, ἐλθόντες on returning from the market if they have not washed themselves they eat not; Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 d. note); accordingly, the most frequented part of a city or village: Matthew 11:16 (Luke 7:32); Mark 6:56; Matthew 20:3; Matthew 23:7; Mark 12:38; [Luke 11:43]; Luke 20:46.
[See B. D. American edition under the word Market.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:16; 20:3; 23:7
Mark
6:56; 7:4; 12:38
Luke
7:32; 11:43; 20:46
Acts
16:19; 17:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G58 matches the Greek ἀγορά (agora),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:7 - and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi[fn] by others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.[fn] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:38 - And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:17 - So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
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