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Farm field

γεώργιονStrong’s G1091

geōrgion

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”
1 Corinthians 3:9 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • field 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    γεώργιον geōrgion · farm field

    γεώργιον, -ου, τό (γεωργός), [in LXX, frequently in Pr., for שָׂדֶה, etc. ;] 1. a field (Pro.24:5, 30, Strabo). 2. cultivation, husbandry, tillage (Pro.6:7 9:12, Jer.28:23, Sir.27:6): 1Co.3:9. † (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

    1. 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.
    2. Ground not inclosed.
    3. The ground where a battle is fought.
    4. A battle; action in the field
    All definitions
    1. To keep the field is to keep the campaign open; to live in tents, or to be in a state of active operations.
    2. A wide expanse.
    3. Open space for action or operation; compass; extent.
    4. A piece or tract of land.“The field I give thee and the cave that is therein” Genesis 23:11
    5. The ground or blank space on which figures are drawn; as the field or ground of a picture.
    6. In heraldry, the whole surface of the shield, or the continent.
    7. In scripture, field often signifies the open country, ground not inclosed, as it may in some countries in modern times.
    8. 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.