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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - “At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:7 - They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands[fn] in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:38 - Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,
‘We played wedding songs,
and you didn’t dance,
so we played funeral songs,
and you didn’t weep.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:17 - He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.
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