Strong's Lexicon agrios: Wild, savage Original Word: ἄγριος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "agros," meaning "field" or "country." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "wild" is "יָעַר" (ya'ar), meaning "forest" or "wooded area," which conveys a similar sense of untamed nature. Usage: The term "agrios" is used in the New Testament to describe something that is wild or untamed, often in contrast to what is cultivated or domesticated. It conveys the idea of being outside the bounds of human cultivation or control, often associated with nature in its raw and unrefined state. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, the concept of "wild" was often associated with the untamed aspects of nature, which could be both beautiful and dangerous. The wilderness was seen as a place of testing and encounter with the divine, as well as a realm of chaos and unpredictability. This duality is reflected in the biblical use of "agrios," which can denote both the beauty of God's creation and the challenges it presents. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom agros Definition living in the fields, wild, savage, fierce NASB Translation wild (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 66: ἄγριοςἄγριος, , (ἀγρός) (from Homer down); 1. living or growing in the fields or the woods, used of animals in a state of nature, and of plants which grow without culture: μέλι ἄγριον wild honey, either that which is deposited by bees in hollow trees, clefts of rocks, on the bare ground (1 Samuel 14:25 (cf. 1 Samuel 14:26)), etc., or more correctly that which distils from certain trees, and is gathered when it has become hard (Diodorus Siculus 19, 94 at the end, speaking of the Nabathaean Arabians says φύεται παῥ αὐτοῖς μέλι πολύ τό καλούμενον ἄγριον, ᾧ χρῶνται πότῳ μεθ' ὕδατος; cf. Suidas and especially Suicer under the word ἀκρίς): Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6. 2. fierce, untamed: κύματα θαλάσσης, Jude 1:13 (Wis. 14:1). From agros; wild (as pertaining to the country), literally (natural) or figuratively (fierce) -- wild, raging. see GREEK agros Englishman's Concordance Matthew 3:4 Adj-NNSGRK: καὶ μέλι ἄγριον NAS: was locusts and wild honey. KJV: locusts and wild honey. INT: and honey wild Mark 1:6 Adj-ANS Jude 1:13 Adj-NNP |
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