Strong's Greek · G58

ἀγορά

agorá

market(-place), street

Definition

probably akin to G1453 (ἐγείρω)); properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare

Derivation

from (to gather;

Appears 11 times in Scripture

Mark 6:56

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

Matthew 23:7

the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

Acts 17:17

So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

Mark 7:4

And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

Acts 16:19

When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

Matthew 11:16

To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Luke 7:32

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

Mark 12:38

In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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