Boskō βόσκω
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| βόσκω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | boskō |
| Strong's number | G1006 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to feed |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Boskō (Greek βόσκω, Strong's G1006) is a Greek verb meaning “to feed”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
βόσκω,
[in LXX for רעה ;]
prop., of a herdsman, to feed: Mat.8:33, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 15:15; metaphorically, of Christian pastoral care, Jhn.21:15, 17. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze: Mat.8:30, Mrk.5:11, Luk.8:32.†
SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (see Tr., Syn., §xxv). (AS)
[in LXX for רעה ;]
prop., of a herdsman, to feed: Mat.8:33, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 15:15; metaphorically, of Christian pastoral care, Jhn.21:15, 17. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze: Mat.8:30, Mrk.5:11, Luk.8:32.†
SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (see Tr., Syn., §xxv). (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | feeding (3), feed (3), fed (2), them (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | feeding (3), tending (3), feed (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Boskō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 8:30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- Matthew 8:33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
Mark
- Mark 5:11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- Mark 5:14And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
Luke
- Luke 8:32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
- Luke 8:34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
- Luke 15:15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
John
- John 21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).