noun · feminine
agelas
Greekἀγέλη (agelē)
Strong’sG34
a flock, herd
stem agel-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀγέλη, -ης, ἡ
(< ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for עֵ֫דֶר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G34 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | agelas6×ἀγέλη | agelais |
| object accusative | agelan1×ἀγέλην | agelain |
| direct address vocative | agelar | agelair |
| of, belonging to genitive | agelau | agelaiu |
| to, for dative | agela | agelai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
agela is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
agelas“herd”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 8:30“herd”ate de makran apo autoiu agelas choiroiu polloiu boskirōtas.In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Matthew 8:32“herd”kai legata autoi; Hupagavōr. tois de exercharatois aperchala eis toin choiroin; kai idou hormata pantas tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, kai apothnēskala en tei hudōrei.“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
Mark 5:11“herd”ate de ekei pros te ore agelas choiroiu megas boskirōtas;There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Mark 5:13“herd”kai epitrepata autei. kai exercharateim teim pneumeim teim akatharteim eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, hōs dischilioi, kai pnigile en ta thalassa.He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
Luke 8:32“herd”Ate de ekei agelas choiroiu hikanoiu boskirōtas en te ore; kai parakalala auton hina epitrepateia autei eis ekeinoin eiserchara; kai epitrepata autei.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8:33“herd”exercharateim de teim daimoneim apo tou anthrōpou eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan limnan kai apopnigita.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
agelan“herd”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 8:31“herd”tois de daimōnois parakalale auton legarōtois; Ei ekballasō nin, apostelasar nin eis tan agelan toiu choiroiu.So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”