What does ἀγρός (agrós) mean in the Bible?
ἀγρός (agrós): Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
Greek · G68
ἀγρός
Field of
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ἀγρός G68
Pronunciation agrós
What does ἀγρός (agrós) mean in the Bible?
ἀγρός (agrós): Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G68?
The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include field (14), fields (5), [The] field (4), countryside (4), a field (3).
Where does ἀγρός (agrós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (17), Luke (9), Mark (9), Acts (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 It field 14× Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:27
fields 5× Matthew 19:29, Mark 10:29, Mark 10:30, Mark 11:8
[The] field 4× Matthew 13:38, Luke 12:28, Luke 15:25, Luke 17:31
countryside 4× Mark 5:14, Mark 6:36, Luke 8:34, Luke 9:12
a field 3× Matthew 13:44, Luke 14:18, Acts 4:37
the country 2× Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26
[it] 1× Matthew 27:8
[the] country 1× Mark 16:12
countrysides 1× Mark 6:56
the Field 1× Matthew 27:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:28 ἀγροῦ to field Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 6:30 ἀγροῦ to field Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 13:24 ἀγρῷ to field Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:27 ἀγρῷ to field Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:31 ἀγρῷ to field Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:36 ἀγροῦ to field Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 13:38 ἀγρός to [The] field Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:44 ἀγρῷ to a field Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:44 ἀγρὸν to field Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 19:29 ἀγροὺς to fields Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:28
Aligned rows 36
Books represented 4
Matthew 17 Mark 9 Luke 9 Acts 1
Source forms
ἀγρῷ 9x agrō Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:44
ἀγροῦ 7x agrou Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 13:36, Mark 15:21
ἀγροὺς 7x agrous Matthew 19:29, Mark 6:36, Mark 6:56, Mark 10:29
ἀγρὸν 4x agron Matthew 13:44, Matthew 27:7, Matthew 27:10, Mark 13:16
ἀγρόν 2x agron Matthew 22:5, Mark 16:12
ἀγρούς 2x agrous Mark 5:14, Luke 8:34
Ἀγρὸν 1x Agron Luke 14:18
ἀγρός 1x agros Matthew 13:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 9x Matthew 19:29, Mark 5:14, Mark 6:36, Mark 6:56
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:44
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 13:44, Matthew 22:5, Matthew 27:7, Matthew 27:10
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 13:36, Mark 15:21
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 13:38, Matthew 27:8
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Mark 11:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
Strong's G68
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Greek text appearances 36 times 16 shown below Word forms 6 forms 36 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:22-34 Source Gloss
Field of
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
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1a field: Mat.6:28, al.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 36 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:28 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀγροῦ, agrou
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 6:30 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀγροῦ, agrou
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:24 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:27 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ; agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:31 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:36 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀγροῦ. agrou
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:38 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγρός agrov
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:44 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ, agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 13:44 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀγρὸν agron
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 19:29 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀγρούς, agrouv
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 22:5 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀγρόν, agron
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 24:18 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 24:40 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀγρῷ· agrw
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 27:7 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀγρὸν agron
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 27:8 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγρὸς agrov
a field, the country
Read verse Matthew 27:8 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγρὸς agrov
a field, the country
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.
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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 36 Case pattern Accusative (16) Number pattern Singular (26)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:38 · Matt 27:8 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:28 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 13:36 · Mark 15:21 · Luke 17:7 · Luke 23:26 · Acts 4:37 7×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Mark 11:8 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 24:18 · Matt 24:40 · Luke 12:28 · Luke 15:25 · Luke 17:31 9×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:29 · Mark 5:14 · Mark 6:36 · Mark 6:56 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 8:34 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 15:15 9×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:44 · Matt 22:5 · Matt 27:7 · Matt 27:10 · Mark 13:16 · Mark 16:12 · Luke 14:18 7×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Lilies of the field as example of God's provision for creation
Field where prodigal son's father owns property and servants labor
Piece of ground purchased with betrayal money, burial place for outsiders
Neglected agricultural land illustrating consequences of laziness and poverty
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 36 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀγρός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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