To lead
ἄγεStrong’s G0071age
Appears in 68 verses of the New Testament
In short
Age is the Greek word usually translated “let us go”, “do bring” and “brought”. It appears in 68 verses of the New Testament.
“And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.”
Meaning
Usually translated “let us go”, “do bring” and “brought”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- let us go 7
- do bring 4
- they brought 4
- brought 4
- he brought 4
- to be brought 4
- to bring 3
- he led 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 25
- Luke 13
- John 13
- Matthew 4
- Mark 3
- Romans 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
- Matthew 21:7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
- Matthew 26:46Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
- Mark 1:38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
- Mark 13:11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
- Mark 14:42Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
All 68 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἄγε age · to lead
ἄγε, prop. imperat. of ἄγω, come! used as adv. and addressed, like φέρε, to one or more persons: Jas.4:13, 5:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lead” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEAD, noun
led.
- A metal of a dull white color, with a cast of blue.
- A plummet or mass of lead used in sounding at sea.
- Leads, a flat roof covered with lead
All definitions and other forms of “lead”
LEAD, verb transitive
led. To cover with lead; to fit with lead
LEAD, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive led.
- To guide by the hand; as, to lead a child.
- To guide or conduct by showing the way; to direct; as, the Israelites were led by a pillar of a cloud by day, and by a pillar of fire by night.
- To conduct to any place.“He leadeth me beside the still waters” Psalms 23:2
- To conduct, as a chief or commander, implying authority; to direct and govern; as, a general leads his troops to battle and to victory.
- To precede; to introduce by going first.
- To guide; to show the method of attaining an object.
- To draw; to entice; to allure.
- To induce; to prevail on; to influence.
- To pass; to spend, that is, to draw out; as, to lead a life of gayety, or a solitary life.“That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” 1 Timothy 2:2
LEAD, verb intransitive
- To go before and show the way.“I will lead on softly” Genesis 33:14
- To conduct, as a chief or commander.
- To draw; to have a tendency to.
- To exercise dominion.
LEAD, noun
Precedence; a going before; guidance. Let the general take the lead [A colloquial word in reputable use.]
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.