What does ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō) is a Greek word meaning "to camp out".
Greek · G63
ἀγραυλέω
To camp out
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ἀγραυλέωG63
Pronunciationagrauléō
What does ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō) is a Greek word meaning "to camp out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G63?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include residing in the fields (1).
Where does ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itresiding in the fields1×Luke 2:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:8
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἀγραυλοῦντες1xagraulountesLuke 2:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 2:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to camp out
Source Gloss
to camp out
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to dwell in the field , (New Testament) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:8Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountev
I spend the night in the open
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
NT Occurrences
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
ἀγραυλέω is built from these roots: