ἀγοράζω
agorázō · G59 · Greek · 30 occurrences
Meanings
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to buy, to purchase
To acquire possessions or services in exchange for money
ExamplesMatthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has, and buys that field.
Matthew 13:46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.
Matthew 14:15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
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to redeem, to set free
(Figurative extension of meaning of ἀγοράζω ‘to buy,’) To cause the release or freedom of someone by a means which proves costly to the individual causing the release
Examples1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought for a price; do not become slaves of people.
2 Peter 2:1 But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
30 occurrences in 14 groups
- Not stated (participle) 6
- Not stated: they 5
- Not stated: you (more than one) 3
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
19 occurrences in 17 groups
- ἀγρόςfield, countryside 3
- Other words · 16 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19
To or for whomIndirect object
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 3
- θεόςGod 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
7 occurrences in 8 groups
- εἰςto+ λαόςpeople 1
- εἰςto+ ταφήburial place 1
- ἐκfrom+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- ἐνin+ αἷμαblood 1
- ἐνin+ ἱερόνtemple 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ ἐγώI, we 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- οὐκέτιno longer 1
- πόθενfrom where?, how? 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- θησαυρόςtreasure, storeroom 1
- χιλιάςthousand 1
What is done to itIt is the object
10 occurrences in 7 groups
- ἔπωto say 3
- ἐκβάλλωto cast out, to drive out 2
- λέγωto say 2
- δύναμαιcan 1
- κλαίωto weep 1
- πενθέωto be sad 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κατέχωto hold fast, to hold back 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ὠνέομαι ōnéomai · G5608 · to buy, to purchase
- Both verbs denote the act of buying or purchasing, converging directly on this core sense of commercial transaction.
In the other Testament 2 words
- שָׁבַר shâbar · H7666 · to break, to shatter, to maul
- Hebrew שָׁבַר (shâbar, H7666) denotes commercial transaction (buy/sell) in general marketplace contexts, while Greek ἀγοράζω (agorázō, G59) specifically emphasizes the purchasing action with its root meaning 'to go to market' and extends metaphorically to redemption; both share the core commercial exchange semantic but ἀγοράζω carries the theological register of 'redeem' that שָׁבַר lacks.
- קָנָה qânâh · H7069 · to acquire, to obtain, to purchase
- Hebrew קָנָה (qânâh, H7069) and Greek ἀγοράζω (agorázō, G59) share the core transactional sense of 'buy/purchase' and extend to the theological concept of 'redeem,' making them direct cross-linguistic equivalents in commercial and soteriological contexts.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To redeem, to set free37.131
- This verb denotes redemption through a price paid, as in 1 Corinthians 6:20's statement, "For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body."
- To buy, to purchase57.188
- The verb also denotes an ordinary commercial purchase, as in Matthew 13:44's parable of a man who sells everything he has and buys the field where a treasure is hidden.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (imperfect ἠγόραζον; future ἀγοράσω); 1 aorist ἠγόρασα; passive, perfect participle…
1. to frequent the marketplace.
2. to buy (properly, in the marketplace) (Aristophanes, Xenophon, others); used
a. literally: absolutely, Mt 21:12; Mk 11:15; Lk 19:45 (not G T Tr WH); τί, Mt 13:44, Mt 13:46; Mt 14:15 and parallel passage, Jn 4:8; Jn 6:5; with παρά and the genitive of the person from whom, Rev 3:18 (the Sept., Polybius); ἐκ and the genitive of price, Mt 27:7; simple genitive of price, Mk 6:37.
b. figuratively: Christ is said to have purchased his disciples i. e. made them, as it were, his private property, 1 Cor 6:20 (this is commonly understood of God; but cf. Jn 17:9, Jn 17:10); 1 Cor 7:23 (with the genitive of price added; see τιμή, 1); 2 Pet 2:1. He is also said to have bought them for God ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ, by shedding his blood, Rev 5:9; they, too, are spoken of as purchased ἀπό τῆς γῆς, Rev 14:3, and ἀπό τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Rev 14:4, so that they are withdrawn from the earth (and its miseries) and from (wicked) men. But ἀγοράζω does not mean redeem (ἐξαγοράζω) — as is commonly said. (Compare: ἐξαγοράζω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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