What does βόσκω · χοῖρος mean in the Bible?
βόσκω · χοῖρος is a Greek phrase meaning "to feed pigs".
Greek · G1006, G5519
βόσκειν χοίρους
To pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze · a hog
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βόσκω G1006 to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze
Pronunciation bóskō
Feeding livestock; metaphorically, pastoral care of believers—a narrower sense than "shepherd" which includes oversight.
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χοῖρος G5519 a hog
Pronunciation choîros
Unclean animal in Jewish law, symbolizing spiritual worthlessness or moral degradation in NT teaching.
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What does βόσκειν χοίρους (boskein choirous) mean in the Bible?
βόσκω · χοῖρος is a Greek phrase meaning "to feed pigs".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1006, G5519?
G1006, G5519 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to feed pigs
Source Gloss
to feed pigs
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Present Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Passive Matt 8:30 · Mark 5:11 · Luke 8:32 3×
Present Active Matt 8:33 · Mark 5:14 · Luke 8:34 3×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active John 21:15 · John 21:17 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 15:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 9
Voice
active 6 passive 3
Mood
participle 6 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:30 βοσκομένη present passive participle participle Matthew 8:33 βόσκοντες present active participle participle Mark 5:11 βοσκομένη present passive participle participle Mark 5:14 βόσκοντες present active participle participle Luke 8:32 βοσκομένη present passive participle participle Luke 8:34 βόσκοντες present active participle participle Luke 15:15 βόσκειν present active infinitive infinitive John 21:15 Βόσκε present active imperative imperative John 21:17 Βόσκε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βόσκειν χοίρους is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain