58. agora
Berean Strong's Lexicon
agora: Marketplace, public square

Original Word: ἀγορά
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: agora
Pronunciation: ag-or-ah'
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-or-ah')
Definition: Marketplace, public square
Meaning: market-place, forum, public place of assembly.

Word Origin: From the root verb ἀγείρω (ageirō), meaning "to gather" or "to assemble."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent conceptually might be found in terms like "רְחוֹב" (rechov), meaning "street" or "broad place," which also served as public gathering spaces in ancient Israelite cities.

Usage: The term "agora" refers to a central public space in ancient Greek cities, primarily used as a marketplace and a place for public assembly. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the bustling centers of commerce and social interaction where people gathered for trade, discussion, and public affairs.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek and Roman cities, the agora was more than just a marketplace; it was the heart of civic life. It served as a venue for political discourse, philosophical debates, and social gatherings. The agora was typically surrounded by various public buildings, temples, and shops, making it a focal point of urban life. In the context of the New Testament, the agora was a place where apostles like Paul would engage with the public, preaching the Gospel and interacting with both Jews and Gentiles.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ageiró (to bring together)
Definition
an assembly, place of assembly
NASB Translation
market place (5), market places (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 58: ἀγορά

ἀγορά, (ᾶς, (ἀγείρω, perfect ἤγορα, to collect) (from Homer down);

1. any collection of men, congregation, assembly.

2. place where assemblies are held; in the N. T. the forum or public place, where trials are held, Acts 16:19; and the citizens resort, Acts 17:17; and commodities are exposed for sale, Mark 7:4 (ἀπ' ἀγορᾶς namely, ἐλθόντες on returning from the market if they hare not washed themselves they eat not; Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 d. note); accordingly, the most frequented part of a city or village: Matthew 11:16 (Luke 7:32); Mark 6:56; Matthew 20:3; Matthew 23:7; Mark 12:38; (Luke 11:43); Luke 20:46. (See B. D. American edition under the word .)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
marketplace, street.

From ageiro (to gather; probably akin to egeiro); properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare -- market(-place), street.

see GREEK egeiro

Forms and Transliterations
αγορα αγορά ἀγορᾷ αγοραις αγοραίς ἀγοραῖς αγοραν αγοράν ἀγορὰν αγορας αγοράς ἀγορᾶς agora agorā̂i agorais agoraîs agoran agoràn agoras agorâs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 11:16 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἃ προσφωνοῦντα
NAS: sitting in the market places, who
KJV: sitting in the markets, and calling
INT: in the markets and calling out

Matthew 20:3 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς
NAS: standing idle in the market place;
KJV: idle in the marketplace,
INT: in the marketplace idle

Matthew 23:7 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ καλεῖσθαι
NAS: and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called
KJV: in the markets, and
INT: in the marketplaces and to be called

Mark 6:56 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἐτίθεσαν τοὺς
NAS: the sick in the market places, and imploring
KJV: the sick in the streets, and besought
INT: in the marketplaces they laid those who

Mark 7:4 N-GFS
GRK: καὶ ἀπ' ἀγορᾶς ἐὰν μὴ
NAS: and [when they come] from the market place, they do not eat
KJV: [when they come] from the market, except
INT: and [on coming] from the market if not

Mark 12:38 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς
NAS: and [like] respectful greetings in the market places,
KJV: in the marketplaces,
INT: in the marketplaces

Luke 7:32 N-DFS
GRK: τοῖς ἐν ἀγορᾷ καθημένοις καὶ
NAS: who sit in the market place and call
KJV: in the marketplace, and
INT: in [the] marketplace sitting and

Luke 11:43 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς
NAS: and the respectful greetings in the market places.
KJV: greetings in the markets.
INT: in the marketplaces

Luke 20:46 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας
NAS: respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats
KJV: in the markets, and
INT: in the marketplaces and first seats

Acts 16:19 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐπὶ τοὺς
NAS: and dragged them into the market place before
KJV: [them] into the marketplace unto
INT: into the market before the

Acts 17:17 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ κατὰ πᾶσαν
NAS: and the God-fearing [Gentiles], and in the market place every
KJV: and in the market daily with
INT: in the marketplace on the every

Strong's Greek 58
11 Occurrences


ἀγορᾷ — 3 Occ.
ἀγοραῖς — 6 Occ.
ἀγορὰν — 1 Occ.
ἀγορᾶς — 1 Occ.

















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