Strong's Lexicon
G63
G63 — ἀγραυλέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G63 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀγραυλέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G68 and G832 (in the sense of G833) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | agrauleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ag-rau-leh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to camp out |
| KJV Renderings: | abide in the field |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀγραυλέω, (ῶ; "to be an ἄγραυλος (ἀγρός, αὐλή), i. e. to live in the fields, be under the open sky, even by night: Luk 2:8 (Strabo, p. 301 a.; Plutarch, Num 4:1-49).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀγραυλέω (abide in the field)
Luke 2:8
- KJV: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night
- GK: και ποιμένες ήσαν εν τη χώρα τη αυτή αγραυλούντες και φυλάσσοντες φυλακάς της νυκτός επί την ποίμνην αυτών