To plow
ἀροτριάωStrong’s G0722arotriaō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Arotriaō is the Greek word usually translated “plowing” and “plow”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?”
Meaning
Usually translated “plowing” and “plow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- plowing 2
- to plow 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ἀροτριάω arotriaō · to plow
ἀροτριάω, -ῶ (ἄροτρον), [in LXX: Deu.22:10, al. (חָרַשׁ), Isa.7:25 (עֲדַר) ;] later form of ἀρόω, to plough (MM, see word): Luk.17:7, 1Co.9:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “plow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLOW, noun
- In agriculture, an instrument for turning up, breaking and preparing the ground for receiving the seed.
- Figuratively, tillage; culture of the earth; agriculture.
- A joiner's instrument for grooving.
All definitions and other forms of “plow”
PLOW, verb transitive
To trench and turn up with a plow; as, to plow the ground for wheat; to plow it into ridges.
- To furrow; to divide; to run through in sailing.
- To tear; to furrow.
- In Scripture, to labor in any calling.“He that ploweth should plow in hope” 1 Corinthians 9:10
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.