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Plow

ἄροτρονStrong’s G0723

arotron

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:62 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • plow 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἄροτρον arotron · plow

    ἄροτρον, -ου, τό (ἀρόω, to plough), [in LXX chiefly for אֵת ;] a plough: Luk.9:62.† (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

    1. In agriculture, an instrument for turning up, breaking and preparing the ground for receiving the seed.
    2. Figuratively, tillage; culture of the earth; agriculture.
    3. 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.

      1. To furrow; to divide; to run through in sailing.
      2. To tear; to furrow.
      3. 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.