Word Study · Strong's G68 · Greek
ἀγρός
agros
ag-ros'
Strong's 1890 spelling: agrós
“a field (as a drive for cattle)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet
Rendered in the KJV as
country, farm, piece of ground, land.
- 35occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 35 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- ἀγροὺς7
- ἀγρὸν5
- ἀγρῷ5
- ἀγροῦ,4
- ἀγρὸς2
- ἀγροῦ2
- ἀγρούς.2
- ἀγρόν,1
- ἀγρός1
- ἀγροῦ.¶1
- ἀγρῷ,1
- ἀγρῷ;1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 17
- field11
- field,4
- fields3
- lands3
- country.2
- [the] country1
- [the] country,1
- [the] field.1
- A field1
- a field,1
- countryside1
- Field1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural9
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular9
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular7
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APM · 9
- N-DSM · 9
- N-GSM · 7
- N-ASM · 6
- N-NSM · 3
- N-GPM · 1
All 35, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew17 occurrences
- Matthew 6:28ἀγροῦ,agrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.here: field,
- Matthew 6:30ἀγροῦ,agrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?here: field,
- Matthew 13:24ἀγρῷagrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularJesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.here: field
- Matthew 13:27ἀγρῷ;agrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThe owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’here: field?
- Matthew 13:31ἀγρῷagrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularHe put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.here: field
- Matthew 13:36ἀγροῦ.¶agrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”here: field.
- Matthew 13:38ἀγρόςagrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,here: the field
- Matthew 13:44ἀγρῷ,agrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine 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: field,
- Matthew 13:44ἀγρὸνagronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine 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: field
- Matthew 19:29ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.here: lands
- Matthew 22:5ἀγρόν,agronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.here: field,
- Matthew 24:18ἀγρῷagrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.here: field
- Matthew 24:40ἀγρῷ·agrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularTwo men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.here: field;
- Matthew 27:7ἀγρὸνagronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAfter conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.here: field
- Matthew 27:8ἀγρὸςagrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThat is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.here: field
- Matthew 27:8ἀγρὸςagrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThat is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.here: Field
- Matthew 27:10ἀγρὸνagronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularand they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”here: field
Mark8 occurrences
- Mark 5:14ἀγρούς.agrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThose tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.here: country.
- Mark 6:36ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralDismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”here: region
- Mark 6:56ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd 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.here: fields
- Mark 10:29ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine plural“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelhere: lands
- Mark 10:30ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralwill fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.here: lands
- Mark 11:8ἀγρῶνagrōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralMany in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.here: fields
- Mark 13:16ἀγρὸνagronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.here: field
- Mark 15:21ἀγροῦ,agrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularNow Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.here: [the] country,
Luke9 occurrences
- Luke 8:34ἀγρούς.agrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.here: country.
- Luke 9:12ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAs the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”here: countryside
- Luke 12:28ἀγρῷagrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!here: field
- Luke 14:18ἀγρὸνagronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine 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: A field
- Luke 15:15ἀγροὺςagrousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralSo he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.here: fields
- Luke 15:25ἀγρῷ.agrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularMeanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.here: [the] field.
- Luke 17:7ἀγροῦagrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhich of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?here: field
- Luke 17:31ἀγρῷagrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularOn that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.here: field
- Luke 23:26ἀγροῦagrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAs the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.here: [the] country