Herd
ἀγέληStrong’s G0034agelē
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agelē is the Greek word usually translated “herd”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.”
Meaning
Usually translated “herd”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- herd 5
- a herd 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
- Matthew 8:32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
- Mark 5:11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- Mark 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
- Luke 8:32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
- Luke 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Greek dictionary
ἀγέλη agelē · herd
ἀγέλη, -ης, ἡ (ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for עֵ֫דֶר ;] a herd: Mat.8:30-32, Mrk.5:11, 13, Luk.8:32,33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “herd” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HERD, noun
- A collection or assemblage; applied to beasts when feeding or driven together.
- A company of men or people, in contempt or detestation; a crowd; a rabble; as a vulgar herd
All definitions and other forms of “herd”
HERD, noun
A keeper of cattle; used by Spenser, and still used in Scotland, but in English now seldom or never used, except in composition, as a shepherd, a goatherd, a swineherd.
HERD, verb intransitive
To unite or associate, as beasts; to feed or run in collections. Most kinds of beasts manifest a disposition to herd
- To associate; to unite in companies customarily.
- To associate; to become one of a number or party.
HERD, verb transitive
To form or put into a herd
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.