Field
ἀγρόςStrong’s G0068agros
Appears in 35 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agros is the Greek word usually translated “field”, “country” and “lands”. It appears in 35 verses of the New Testament.
“And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:”
Meaning
Usually translated “field”, “country” and “lands”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- field 21
- country 5
- lands 3
- fields 3
- a field 2
- the field 1
- region 1
- countryside 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 15
- Luke 10
- Mark 9
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
- Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
- Matthew 13:27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
- Matthew 13:31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
- Matthew 13:36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
- Matthew 13:38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Greek dictionary
ἀγρός agros · field
ἀγρός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׂדֶה ]; 1. a field: Mat.6:28, al. 2. the country: Mrk.15:21, al.; pl., country places, farms: Mrk.5:14 6:36 56, Luk.8:34 9:12. 3. = χωρίον a piece of ground: Mrk.10:29, Act.4:27, al. (On the occurrence of this word as compared with χώρα, χωρίον see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
ἀγρός agros · Field of
ἀγρός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שָׂדֶה ]; 1. a field: Mat.6:28, al. 2. the country: Mrk.15:21, al.; pl., country places, farms: Mrk.5:14 6:36 56, Luk.8:34 9:12. 3. = χωρίον a piece of ground: Mrk.10:29, Act.4:27, al. (On the occurrence of this word as compared with χώρα, χωρίον see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “field” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIELD, noun
- A piece of land inclosed for tillage or pasture; any part of a farm, except the garden and appurtenances of the mansion; properly land not covered with wood, and more strictly applicable to tillage land than to mowing land, which is often called meadow.
- Ground not inclosed.
- The ground where a battle is fought.
- A battle; action in the field
All definitions
- To keep the field is to keep the campaign open; to live in tents, or to be in a state of active operations.
- A wide expanse.
- Open space for action or operation; compass; extent.
- A piece or tract of land.“The field I give thee and the cave that is therein” Genesis 23:11
- The ground or blank space on which figures are drawn; as the field or ground of a picture.
- In heraldry, the whole surface of the shield, or the continent.
- In scripture, field often signifies the open country, ground not inclosed, as it may in some countries in modern times.
- A field of ice, a large body of floating ice.
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.