verb
agorazamō
Strong’sG59
I buy
stem agoraz-30 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books19 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
To buy or purchase, especially in a marketplace: the word is used both with no object for buying and selling in general, and with an object naming what is bought 13. It covers ordinary commercial purchase, whether paying a set price or buying something from someone 1.
The word is also used figuratively, of being bought or acquired, sometimes with the specific sense of being redeemed 21.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀγοράζω
(< ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G59 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidag-or-ad'-zo
properly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem
Fromfrom G58;
King Jamesbuy, redeem.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future άσω LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist ἠγόρασαRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠγόρακαRefs 4th c.BC+:—middle, aorist ἠγορασάμηνRefs 4th c.BC+perfect ἠγόρασμαι (see. below):—passive, aorist ἠγοράσθηνRefs: perfect ἠγόρασμαιRefs 4th c.BC+:—frequent the ἀγορά, αἱ γυναῖκες ἀ. καὶ καπηλεύουσιRefs 5th c.BC+; occupy the market-place, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 buy in the market, πωλεῖν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; generally, buy, Refs 5th c.BC+; farm taxes or state-contracts, ὠνὴν ἀ.Refs:—middle, buy for oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, διάτινος ἀ.Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect passive in middle sense, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἠγοράσθαι αὐτοῖς τὸν οἶνονRefs
3 haunt the ἀγορά, Refs 6th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ἀγοράσει γ᾽ ἀγένειος οὐδεὶς ἐν ἀγορᾷ nor shall any boy lounge in the ἀγορά, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| agorazatōἀγοράζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | buys | 2× |
| agorazaleἠγόραζον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | buying | 1× |
| agorazamaἠγόρασα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | bought | 2× |
| agorazasaἠγόρασας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | purchased | 1× |
| agorazataἠγόρασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | bought | 1× |
| agorazalaἠγόρασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | bought | 2× |
| agorazivaἠγοράσθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | bought | 2× |
| agorazilaἠγοράσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | redeemed | 1× |
| agorazaneiaἀγοράσωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | buy | 3× |
| agorazaleiaἀγοράσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | buy | 3× |
| agorazasarἈγόρασον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | buy | 1× |
| agorazatarἀγορασάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | buy | 1× |
| agorazavarἀγοράσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | buy | 1× |
| agorazaraἀγοράσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | buy | 3× |
| agorazarōntoisἀγοράζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | buy | 1× |
| agorazarōntoinἀγοράζοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | buying | 2× |
| agorazarantosἀγοράσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | bought | 1× |
| agorazarantonἀγοράσαντα | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine | bought | 1× |
| agorazorēntoisἠγορασμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | redeemed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 12 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazamō | agorazame | agorazami | agorazama2×ἠγόρασα | agorazamē | agorazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazasō | agorazase | agorazasi | agorazasa1×ἠγόρασας | agorazasē | agorazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazatō2×ἀγοράζει | agorazate | agorazati | agorazata1×ἠγόρασεν | agorazatē | agorazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | agorazanō | agorazane | agorazani | agorazana | agorazanē | agorazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazavō | agorazave | agorazavi | agorazava | agorazavē | agorazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazalō | agorazale1×ἠγόραζον | agorazali | agorazala2×ἠγόρασαν | agorazalē | agorazalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazomō | agorazome | agorazomē | agorazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazosō | agorazose | agorazosē | agorazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazotō | agorazote | agorazotē | agorazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | agorazonō | agorazone | agorazonē | agorazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazovō | agorazove | agorazovē | agorazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazolō | agorazole | agorazolē | agorazolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazimi | agorazima |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazisi | agorazisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agoraziti | agorazita |
| we 1st person plural | agorazini | agorazina |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazivi | agoraziva2×ἠγοράσθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazili | agorazila1×ἠγοράσθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazameiō | agorazameia | agorazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazaseiō | agorazaseia | agorazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazateiō | agorazateia | agorazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | agorazaneiō | agorazaneia3×ἀγοράσωμεν | agorazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazaveiō | agorazaveia | agorazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazaleiō | agorazaleia3×ἀγοράσωσιν | agorazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazomeiō | agorazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazoseiō | agorazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazoteiō | agorazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | agorazoneiō | agorazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazoveiō | agorazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazoleiō | agorazoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | agoraziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agoraziteia |
| we 1st person plural | agorazineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agoraziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agorazasōr | agorazasar1×Ἀγόρασον | agorazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazatōr | agorazatar1×ἀγορασάτω | agorazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazavōr | agorazavar1×ἀγοράσατε | agorazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazalōr | agorazalar | agorazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agorazosōr | agorazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazotōr | agorazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazovōr | agorazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazolōr | agorazolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agorazisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazivar |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazamoiō | agorazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazasoiō | agorazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazatoiō | agorazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | agorazanoiō | agorazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazavoiō | agorazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazaloiō | agorazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | agorazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | agorazoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agorazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agorazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agorazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | agorazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agorazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agoraziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agorazarō | agorazari | agorazara3×ἀγοράσαι | agorazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | agorazorō | agorazorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | agoraziri | agorazira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agorazarōntos3× | agorazarintos | agorazarantos2×ἀγοράσας | agorazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | agorazorōntos | agorazorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | agorazirintos | agorazirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
agoraz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
agorazatō“buys”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 13:44“buys”… kai pōlatō panteim hoseim echatō kai agorazatō ton agron ekeinon.… he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Revelation 18:11“buys”… autan, hoti ton gomon autoiu oudenos agorazatō ouketi,… mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo —
agorazale“buying”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 17:28… en tai hēmerai Lōt; esthiale, pinale, agorazale, pōlale, futeuale, oikodomale;… Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
agorazama“bought”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular2×
Luke 14:18… paraitorō. tos prōtos legata auto; Agron agorazama kai echamō anankan exercharantos horara auton; …… The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to …
Luke 14:19kai heteros legata; Zeugeim bouoiu agorazama pente kai poreuomō dokimazara auteim; erōtamō …Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I …
agorazasa“purchased”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Revelation 5:9… tain sfragidain auteu, hoti sfazisa kai agorazasa to theo en te haime su …… slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe …
agorazata“bought”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 13:46… apercharantos pipraskatē panteim hoseim echate kai agorazata auton.… and sold all he had and bought it.
agorazala“bought”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 27:7“bought”sumbouliem de labarantois agorazala ek auteiu ton Agron tou Keramevou …… they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a …
Mark 16:1… Marias tas tou Iakōbou kai Salōmas agorazala arōmeim hina ercharantais aleifaleia auton.… the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and …
agoraziva“bought”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural2×
1 Corinthians 6:20agoraziva gar timau; doxazavar dē ton theon …you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God …
1 Corinthians 7:23timau agoraziva; mē genovōr doulois anthrōpoiu.You were bought at a price; do not become …
agorazila“redeemed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:4… te arnie hopou an hupagateiō; houtois agorazila apo toiu anthrōpoiu aparchas to theo …… wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to …
agorazaneia“buy”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural3×
Mark 6:37“buy”… vis esthiara. kai legalō auto; Apercharantois agorazaneia dēnarieiu diakosioi artoin kai dōani autoi …… told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
Luke 9:13… ichthois duo, ei mēti poreuirantois nis agorazaneia eis panton ton laon houton brōmeim.… they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
John 6:5… pros auton legatō pros Filippon; Pothen agorazaneia artoin hina esthialeia houtois?… said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
agorazaleia“buy”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 14:15… ochloin, hina apercharantois eis tain kōmain agorazaleia heautoi brōmeim.… can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Mark 6:36… eis toin kuklō agroin kai kōmain agorazaleia heautoi tinem esthialeia.… the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
John 4:8… aperchalelē eis tan polan, hina trofēain agorazaleia.… had gone into the town to buy food.)
agorazasar“buy”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
John 13:29… Ioudos, hoti legatō auto tos Iēsus; Agorazasar heiu chreian echanō eis tan heortan, …… that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast …
agorazatar“buy”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:36… echarōntos pōlatar tem himatiem autou kai agorazatar machairan.… sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
agorazavar“buy”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 25:9… poreuovōr mallon pros toin pōlarōntoin kai agorazavar heautai.… to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
agorazara“buy”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive3×
Matthew 25:10aperchorōntaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais …… they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who …
Revelation 3:18sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purorēntem ek pureu …I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire …
Revelation 13:17kai hina mē tinos dunoteiō agorazara ē pōlara ei mē tos echarōntos …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the …
agorazarōntois“buy”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 7:30“buy”… chairarōntois hōs mē chairarōntois, kai tois agorazarōntois hōs mē katecharōntois,… they were not; those who make …
agorazarōntoin“buying”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine2×
Matthew 21:12… kai ekbalata pantoin toin pōlarōntoin kai agorazarōntoin en te hiere kai tain trapezain …… and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the …
Mark 11:15… archeta ekbalarō toin pōlarōntoin kai toin agorazarōntoin en te hiere, kai tain trapezain …… to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the …
agorazarantos“bought”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 15:46kai agorazarantos sindonan kathairarantos auton eneilata ta sindona …So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the …
agorazaranton“bought”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×
2 Peter 2:1… hotinois pareisagali hairesiain apōleiau, kai ton agorazaranton autoin despoton arnorōntois, epagarōntois heautoi tachinan …… heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
agorazorēntois“redeemed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Revelation 14:3… tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazorēntois apo tau gēau.… song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.