Keraia
Lexicon

ἀγορά

agoramarketplaceHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine11 occurrences4 books11 verses

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): Matthew 11:16; 20:2; 23:7, Mark 6:56 (cf . MM, VGT, see word, ἀγυιά) 7:4 (Bl., §46, 7) 12:38, Luke 7:32 (Bl., l.with) 11:43 20:46, Acts 16:19; 17:7 (Cremer, 59; MM, VGT, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀγορά:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. Matthew 11:16ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
  2. Matthew 20:3ἀγορᾷ · marketplace
    About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
  3. Matthew 23:7ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    …the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
  4. Mark 6:56ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  5. Mark 7:4ἀγορᾶς · the market
    And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
  6. Mark 12:38ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
  7. Luke 7:32ἀγορᾷ · [the] marketplace
    They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
  8. Luke 11:43ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
  9. Luke 20:46ἀγοραῖς · marketplaces
    “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
  10. Acts 16:19ἀγορὰν · marketplace
    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
  11. Acts 17:17ἀγορᾷ · marketplace
    So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.