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Self-conduct

ἀγωγήStrong’s G0072

agōgē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Agōgē is the Greek word usually translated “conduct”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”
2 Timothy 3:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “conduct”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • conduct 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀγωγή agōgē · self-conduct

    ἀγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἄγω), [in LXX: Est.2:20 10:3, 2Ma.4:16 6:8 11:24, 3Ma.4:10 * ;] 1. a carrying away. 2. a leading, guiding; metaphorically, training; hence, from the expression ἀ. τοῦ βίου, absol., conduct, way of life: 2Ti.3:10 (Cremer, 61; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “conduct” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONDUCT, noun

    [Latin, to lead. See Duke.]

    1. Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command.
    2. The act of convoying, or guarding; guidance or brining along under protection.
    3. Guard on the way; convoy; escort.
    4. In a general sense, personal behavior; course of actions; deportment; applicable equally to a good or a bad course of actions; as laudable conduct; detestable conduct The word seems originally to have been followed with life, actions, affairs, or other term; as the conduct of life; the conduct of actions; that is, the leading along of life or actions.
    All definitions and other forms of “conduct”
    1. Exact behavior; regular life. [Unusual.]
    2. Management; mode of carrying on.
    3. The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College in England.

    CONDUCT, verb transitive

    1. To lead; to bring along; to guide; to accompany and show the way.“And Judah came to Gilgal--to conduct the king over Jordan” 2 Samuel 19:15
    2. To lead; to direct or point out the way.
    3. To lead; to usher in; to introduce; to attend in civility.
    4. To give a direction to; to manage; applied to things; as, the farmer conducts his affairs with prudence.
    5. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to govern; to command; as, to conduct an army or a division of troops.
    6. With the reciprocal pronoun, to conduct ones self, is to behave.
    7. To escort; to accompany and protect on the way.

    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.