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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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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? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:7 - they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:38 - As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect 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 out to each other: “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:43 - “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:46 - “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:17 - So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
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