To buy
ἀγοράζωStrong’s G0059agorazō
Appears in 31 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agorazō is the Greek word usually translated “buying”, “may buy” and “buy”. It appears in 31 verses of the New Testament.
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”
Meaning
Usually translated “buying”, “may buy” and “buy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- buying 4
- they may buy 3
- to buy 3
- buys 2
- do buy 2
- having bought 2
- i have bought 2
- you were bought 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Luke 6
- Revelation 6
- Mark 5
- John 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
- Matthew 13:46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
- Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
- Matthew 21:12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
- Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
- Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Greek dictionary
ἀγοράζω agorazō · to buy
ἀγοράζω (ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה ;] 1. to frequent the ἀγορά (Hdt., al.). 2. to buy in the market, purchase (Xen., al.; LXX; in π. very common in deeds of sale, see MM, VGT, see word): absol., Mat.21:12, Mrk.11:15; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:44, 46, al.; before παρά, with genitive of person(s), Rev.3:18 (LXX, Polyb.); ἐκ, Mat.27:7; with genitive pret., Mrk.6:37, al.; metaphorically, 1Co.6:20 7:23, 2Pe.2:1, Rev.5:9 14:3, 4. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “buy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BUY, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive bought. pronoun bawt.]
- To acquire the property, right or title to any thing, by paying a consideration or an equivalent in money.
- To procure by a consideration given, or by something that is deemed worth the thing bought; to procure at a price; as, to buy pleasure with praise; to buy favor with flattery.
- To bribe; to corrupt or pervert the judgment, by paying a consideration.
- To purchase the share or shares of a person in a stock, fund, or partnership, by which the seller is separated from the company, and the purchaser takes his place, as, A buys out B.
All definitions and other forms of “buy”
BUY, verb intransitive
To negotiate, or treat about a purchase.
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.