noun · feminine

agoras

Greekἀγορά (agora)

Strong’sG58

market-place

stem agor-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

marketplaces6×marketplace5×

What it means

ἀγορά, -ας, ἡ (< ἀγείρω, to bring together)

[in LXX for עִזָּבוֹן, שׁוּק;]

1. an assembly (Hom., Xen., al.).

2. a place of assembly, a public place or forum, a market-place (Hom., Thuc, al.; LXX): Mt 11:16 20:2 23:7, Mk 6:56 (cf. MM, VGT, s.v., ἀγυιά) 7:4 (Bl., §46, 7) 12:38, Lk 7:32 (Bl., §46, 7) 11:43 20:46, Ac 16:19 17:7 (Cremer, 59; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G58 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidag-or-ah'

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

Fromfrom ἀγείρω (to gather;

King Jamesmarket(-place), street.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	agoras	agorais
object accusative	agoran1×ἀγορὰν	agorain
direct address vocative	agorar	agorair
of, belonging to genitive	agorau1×ἀγορᾶς	agoraiu
to, for dative	agora3×ἀγορᾷ	agorai6×ἀγοραῖς

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

agorstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

agora 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

11 occurrences, every one of them listed

agoran“marketplace”objectaccusative singular1×

Acts 16:19“marketplace”Horaratois de tois kuriois autau hoti exerchata tas elpias tau ergasiau autoiu epilamberatois ton Paulon kai ton Silaon helkala eis tan agoran epi toin archōnoin,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.

agorau“marketplace”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Mark 7:4“marketplace”kai apo agorau ean mē baptizeleia ouk esthialō, kai alleim polleim atō heim paralambala kratarō, baptismoin potērieiu kai xestoiu kai chalkieiu kai klinaiuAnd 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.

agora“marketplace”to, fordative singular3×

Matthew 20:3“marketplace”kai exercharatos peri tritan hōran horata alloin histanarētoin en ta agora argoin;About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Luke 7:32“marketplace”homoiois alō paidiei tei en agora katherōtei kai prosfōnarōtei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk klaiava;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.’

Acts 17:17“marketplace”dialegete men oun en ta sunagōga toi Ioudaioi kai toi seberōtoi kai en ta agora kata pantan hēmeran pros toin paratunchanarōtoin.So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

agorai“marketplaces”to, fordative plural6×

Matthew 11:16“marketplaces”Tine de homoiami tan genean houtan? homoias atō paidiei katherōtei en tai agorai heim prosfōnarōteim tei hetereiTo what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Matthew 23:7“marketplaces”kai toin aspasmoin en tai agorai kai kalirō hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; Rabbi.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

Mark 6:56“marketplaces”kai hopou an eisporeuete eis kōmain ē eis politain ē eis agroin en tai agorai tithale toin asthenarōtoin, kai parakalale auton hina kan teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzile.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.

Mark 12:38“marketplaces”Kai en ta didacha autou legate; Blepavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu en stolai peripatarō kai aspasmoin en tai agoraiIn 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“marketplaces”ouai vi toi Farisaioi, hoti agapavō tan prōtokathedrian en tai sunagōgai kai toin aspasmoin en tai agorai.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 20:46“marketplaces”Prosechavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu peripatarō en stolai kai filarōtoiu aspasmoin en tai agorai kai prōtokathedriain en tai sunagōgai kai prōtoklisiain en tei deipnei,“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.