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Lexicon :: Strong's G68 - agros

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ἀγρός
Transliteration
agros (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-ros'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀγρός agrós, ag-ros'; from G71; a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet:—country, farm, piece of ground, land.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G68 in the following manner: field (22x), country (8x), land (4x), farm (1x), piece of ground (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G68 in the following manner: field (22x), country (8x), land (4x), farm (1x), piece of ground (1x).

  1. land

    1. the field, the country

    2. a piece of land, bit of tillage

    3. the farms, country seats, neighbouring hamlets

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγρός agrós, ag-ros'; from G71; a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet:—country, farm, piece of ground, land.
STRONGS G68:
ἀγρός, -οῦ, ὁ (from ἄγω; properly, a drove or driving-place, then, pasturage; cf. Latin ager, German Acker, English acre; Fick, Part i., p. 8);
a. a field, the country: Matthew 6:28; Matthew 24:18; Luke 15:15; [Mark 11:8 T Tr WH], etc.
b. equivalent to χωρίον, a piece of land, bit of tillage: Acts 4:37; Mark 10:29; Matthew 13:24, 27, etc.
c. οἱ ἀγροί the farms, country-seats, neighboring hamlets: Mark 5:14 (opposed to πόλις); Mark 6:36; Luke 9:12. [(From Homer on.)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:28; 13:24; 13:27; 24:18
Mark
5:14; 6:36; 10:29; 11:8
Luke
9:12; 15:15
Acts
4:37

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G68 matches the Greek ἀγρός (agros),
which occurs 36 times in 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:30 - And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 - Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:36 - Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:38 - The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44 - “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:5 - But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18 - A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:40 - “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:7 - After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:8 - That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:10 - and purchased the potter’s field,
as the LORD directed.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 - The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:36 - Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

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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 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:8 - Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16 - A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:12 - Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:28 - And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:25 - “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:7 - “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:37 - He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.
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