Agelē ἀγέλη
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| ἀγέλη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agelē |
| Strong's number | G34 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | herd |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (3) |
Agelē (Greek ἀγέλη, Strong's G34) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “herd”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀγέλη, -ης, ἡ
(ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for עֵ֫דֶר ;]
a herd: Mat.8:30-32, Mrk.5:11, 13, Luk.8:32,33.†
(AS)
(ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for עֵ֫דֶר ;]
a herd: Mat.8:30-32, Mrk.5:11, 13, Luk.8:32,33.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | herd (8), a (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | herd (7) |
Verses
Every verse with Agelē, 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 8:31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
- Matthew 8:32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
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 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
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 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
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).