What does ἀροτριόω (arotrióō) mean in the Bible?
ἀροτριόω (arotrióō) is a Greek word meaning "to plow".
Greek · G722
ἀροτριόω
To plow
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ἀροτριόω G722
Pronunciation arotrióō
What does ἀροτριόω (arotrióō) mean in the Bible?
ἀροτριόω (arotrióō) is a Greek word meaning "to plow".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G722?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plowing (1), plowman (1), plows (1).
Where does ἀροτριόω (arotrióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), 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 It plowing 1× Luke 17:7
plowman 1× 1 Corinthians 9:10
plows 1× 1 Corinthians 9:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 17:7
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἀροτριᾶν 1x arotrian 1 Corinthians 9:10
ἀροτριῶν 1x arotriōn 1 Corinthians 9:10
ἀροτριῶντα 1x arotriōnta Luke 17:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 9:10
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 17:7
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 9:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to plow
Source Gloss
to plow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:7 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀροτριῶντα arotriwnta
I plow
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀροτριῶν arotriwn
I plow
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:10 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀροτριᾷν, arotrian
I plow
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 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 infinitive 1
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
ἀροτριόω 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