722. arotriaó

Strong's Lexicon

arotriaó: To plow, to till

Original Word: ἀροτριάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: arotriaó
Pronunciation: ah-ro-tree-AH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-ot-ree-o'-o)
Definition: To plow, to till
Meaning: I plow.

Word Origin: Derived from ἄροτρον (arotron), meaning "plow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with plowing is חָרַשׁ (charash), Strong's Hebrew 2790, which also means to plow or engrave.

Usage: The verb ἀροτριάω refers to the act of plowing or tilling the soil. In the agrarian society of the ancient Near East, plowing was a fundamental activity for preparing the ground for sowing seeds. This term is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe spiritual preparation and readiness for the Kingdom of God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In biblical times, agriculture was the backbone of the economy and daily life. Plowing was an essential task that prepared the soil for planting, ensuring a good harvest. The imagery of plowing is often used in Scripture to illustrate spiritual truths, such as breaking up the fallow ground of one's heart to receive God's word and produce spiritual fruit.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from arotron
Definition
to plow
NASB Translation
plow (1), plowing (1), plowman (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 722: ἀροτριάω

ἀροτριάω, ἀροτριω; (ἄροτρον, which see); to plow: Luke 17:7; 1 Corinthians 9:10. (Deuteronomy 22:10; (1 Kings 19:19); Micah 3:12. In Greek writings from Theophrastus down for the more ancient ἀρόω; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 254f (Winer's Grammar, 24).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

plow

From arotron; to plow -- plough.

see GREEK arotron

Forms and Transliterations

αροτριαθήσεται αροτριαν αροτριάν ἀροτριᾷν ἀροτριᾶν αροτριάσει αροτριάσεις αροτριωθήσεται αροτριώμενον αροτριων αροτριών ἀροτριῶν αροτριωντα αροτριώντα ἀροτριῶντα αροτριώντας ηροτρία ηροτριάσατε arotriā̂in arotrian arotrion arotriôn arotriōn arotriō̂n arotrionta arotriônta arotriōnta arotriō̂nta

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 17:7 V-PPA-AMS
GRK: δοῦλον ἔχων ἀροτριῶντα ἢ ποιμαίνοντα
NAS: a slave plowing or
KJV: a servant plowing or
INT: a servant having plowing or shepherding

1 Corinthians 9:10 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: ἐλπίδι ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν καὶ
NAS: because the plowman ought
KJV: that he that ploweth should
INT: hope he that plows to plow and

1 Corinthians 9:10 V-PNA
GRK: ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν καὶ ὁ
NAS: ought to plow in hope,
KJV: he that ploweth should plow in hope;
INT: he that plows to plow and he that

Strong's Greek 722
3 Occurrences

ἀροτριᾷν — 1 Occ.
ἀροτριῶν — 1 Occ.
ἀροτριῶντα — 1 Occ.