Word Study · Strong's G59 · Greek
ἀγοράζω
agorazo
ag-or-ad'-zo
Strong's 1890 spelling: agorázō
“properly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem
Rendered in the KJV as
buy, redeem.
- 30occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 30 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- ἀγοράσαι3
- ἀγοράσωμεν3
- ἀγοράζει2
- ἀγοράζοντας2
- ἀγοράσωσιν2
- ἠγόρασα2
- ἠγόρασαν2
- ἀγοράζοντες1
- ἀγοράσαντα1
- ἀγοράσας1
- ἀγοράσατε1
- ἀγορασάτω1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 21
- buying3
- to buy3
- buys2
- do buy2
- having bought2
- I have bought2
- they may buy2
- bought1
- he bought1
- he should buy1
- redeemed1
- shall buy1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 19
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAN · 3
- V-AAS-1P · 3
- V-AAS-3P · 3
- V-AAI-1S · 2
- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-API-2P · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-PAP-APM · 2
- V-AAI-2S · 1
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-AAM-2P · 1
- V-AAM-2S · 1
All 30, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew7 occurrences
- Matthew 13:44ἀγοράζειagorazeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularThe kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.here: buys
- Matthew 13:46ἠγόρασενēgorasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularWhen he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.here: he bought
- Matthew 14:15ἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralWhen evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”here: they may buy
- Matthew 21:12ἀγοράζονταςagorazontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThen Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.here: buying
- Matthew 25:9ἀγοράσατεagorasateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’here: do buy
- Matthew 25:10ἀγοράσαιagorasaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.here: to buy
- Matthew 27:7ἠγόρασανēgorasanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAfter conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.here: they bought
Mark5 occurrences
- Mark 6:36ἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralDismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”here: they may buy
- Mark 6:37ἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person pluralBut Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”here: shall we buy
- Mark 11:15ἀγοράζονταςagorazontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.here: buying
- Mark 15:46ἀγοράσαςagorasasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.here: having bought
- Mark 16:1ἠγόρασανēgorasanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.here: bought
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 9:13ἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person pluralBut Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”here: shall buy
- Luke 14:18ἠγόρασαēgorasaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularBut one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’here: I have bought
- Luke 14:19ἠγόρασαēgorasaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularAnother said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’here: I have bought
- Luke 17:28ἠγόραζον,ēgorazonverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralIt was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.here: they were buying,
- Luke 22:36ἀγορασάτωagorasatōverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 3rd person singular“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.here: he should buy
John3 occurrences
- John 4:8ἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)here: they may buy.
- John 6:5ἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person pluralWhen Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”here: we may buy
- John 13:29ἀγόρασονagorasonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularSince Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.here: do buy
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 6:20ἠγοράσθητεēgorasthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralyou were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.here: you were bought
- 1 Corinthians 7:23ἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralYou were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.here: you were bought;
- 1 Corinthians 7:30ἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralthose who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;here: buying
Revelation6 occurrences
- Revelation 3:18ἀγοράσαιagorasaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.here: to buy
- Revelation 5:9ἠγόρασαςēgorasasverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singularAnd they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.here: You purchased
- Revelation 13:17ἀγοράσαιagorasaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.here: to buy
- Revelation 14:3ἠγορασμένοιēgorasmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.here: redeemed
- Revelation 14:4ἠγοράσθησανēgorasthēsanverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person pluralThese are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.here: were redeemed
- Revelation 18:11ἀγοράζειagorazeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—here: buys