Agoraios ἀγοραῖος
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| ἀγοραῖος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agoraios |
| Strong's number | G60 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | of the marketplace |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Agoraios (Greek ἀγοραῖος, Strong's G60) is a Greek adjective meaning “of the marketplace”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀγοραῖος, -ον
(ἀγορά),
1. frequenting the ἀγορά , a lounger in the ἀγορά (Xen., al.): Act.17:5.
2. In late writers (Strab., al.), proper to the ἀγορά : ἀγοραῖοι (sc. ἥμεραι) ἀγονται (cf. Lat. conventus agere), court-days are kept, Act.19:38 (for exx. of both usages, see MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
(ἀγορά),
1. frequenting the ἀγορά , a lounger in the ἀγορά (Xen., al.): Act.17:5.
2. In late writers (Strab., al.), proper to the ἀγορά : ἀγοραῖοι (sc. ἥμεραι) ἀγονται (cf. Lat. conventus agere), court-days are kept, Act.19:38 (for exx. of both usages, see MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sort (1), law (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | marketplace (1), courts (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Agoraios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 19:38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
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).