Agora ἀγορά

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Agora
ἀγορά
Transliterationagora
Strong's numberG58
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glossmarketplace
Occurrences11 in 11 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (3)

Agora (Greek ἀγορά, Strong's G58) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “marketplace”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀγορά, -ας, ἡ (ἀγείρω, to bring together)
[in LXX for עִזָּבוֹן, שׁוּק ;]
1. an assembly (Hom., Xen., al.).
2. a place of assembly, a public place or forum, a market-place (Hom., Thuc, al.; LXX): Mat.11:16 20:2 23:7, Mrk.6:56 (cf . MM, VGT, see word, ἀγυιά) 7:4 (Bl., §46, 7) 12:38, Luk.7:32 (Bl., l.with) 11:43 20:46, Act.16:19 17:7 (Cremer, 59; MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmarkets (4), marketplace (3), market (2), streets (1), marketplaces (1)
BSBmarketplaces (6), marketplace (4), market (1)

Verses

Every verse with Agora, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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