What does ἀγρός · ἐκεῖνος mean in the Bible?
e. hamlet".
Greek · G68, G1565
τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον
Field of · that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ἀγρόςG68Field of
Pronunciationagrós
Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
Open lexicon entry →ἐκεῖνοςG1565that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
Pronunciationekeînos
Open lexicon entry →What does τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον (ton agron ekeinon) mean in the Bible?
ἀγρός · ἐκεῖνος is a Greek phrase meaning "a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G68, G1565?
G68, G1565 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet
Source Gloss
a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms36Case patternAccusative (16)Number patternSingular (26)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:38 · Matt 27:83×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:28 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 13:36 · Mark 15:21 · Luke 17:7 · Luke 23:26 · Acts 4:377×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMark 11:81×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:24 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 24:18 · Matt 24:40 · Luke 12:28 · Luke 15:25 · Luke 17:319×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 19:29 · Mark 5:14 · Mark 6:36 · Mark 6:56 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 8:34 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 15:159×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:44 · Matt 22:5 · Matt 27:7 · Matt 27:10 · Mark 13:16 · Mark 16:12 · Luke 14:187×
Word Origins
τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον is built from this root: