verb
boskamō
Strong’sG1006
I feed
stem bosk-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βόσκω,
[in LXX for רעה;]
SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (v. Tr., Syn., §xxv).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1006 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect ἔβοσκον, Epic dialect βόσκε Refs 8th c.BC+: future -ήσωRefs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἐβόσκησα Refs: perfect βεβόσκηκα Refs 3rd c.BC+ —passive and middle Refs; Ionic dialect imperfect βοσκέσκοντο Refs 8th c.BC+future βοσκήσομαι Sarap. in Refs 1st c.AD+, Doric dialect βοσκησεῦμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ἐβοσκήθην Refs 2nd c.BC+
I properly of herdsmen, feed, tend, αἰπόλια Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ βόσκων the feeder, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.2 generally, feed, nourish, βόσκει γαῖα.. ἀνθρώπους Refs 8th c.BC+; maintain, keep, ἐπικούρους Refs 5th c.BC+; οἰκέταςRefs 5th c.BC+; πράγματα β. troubles, i.e. children, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, of cattle, feed, graze, Refs 8th c.BC+: c.accusative, feed on, ποίην Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, to be fed or nurtured, ἰυγμοῖσι Refs 5th c.BC+; β. τινί or περί τι run riot in a thing, Refs. (g[uglide]ō, cf. Lithuanian guotas 'herd'.)
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| boskasōrΒόσκε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | feed | 2× |
| boskarōβόσκειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | feed | 1× |
| boskarōntoisβόσκοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | herdsmen | 3× |
| boskorōntasβοσκομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | feeding | 3× |
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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no 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 | boskamō | boskame | boskami | boskama | boskamē | boskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | boskasō | boskase | boskasi | boskasa | boskasē | boskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskatō | boskate | boskati | boskata | boskatē | boskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | boskanō | boskane | boskani | boskana | boskanē | boskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskavō | boskave | boskavi | boskava | boskavē | boskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | boskalō | boskale | boskali | boskala | boskalē | boskalelē |
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 | boskomō | boskome | boskomē | boskomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | boskosō | boskose | boskosē | boskoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskotō | boskote | boskotē | boskotelē |
| we 1st person plural | boskonō | boskone | boskonē | boskonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskovō | boskove | boskovē | boskovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | boskolō | boskole | boskolē | boskolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boskameiō | boskameia | boskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | boskaseiō | boskaseia | boskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskateiō | boskateia | boskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | boskaneiō | boskaneia | boskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskaveiō | boskaveia | boskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | boskaleiō | boskaleia | boskaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boskomeiō | boskomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | boskoseiō | boskoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskoteiō | boskoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | boskoneiō | boskoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskoveiō | boskoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | boskoleiō | boskoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | boskasōr2×Βόσκε | boskasar | boskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskatōr | boskatar | boskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskavōr | boskavar | boskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | boskalōr | boskalar | boskalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | boskosōr | boskosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskotōr | boskotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskovōr | boskovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | boskolōr | boskolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boskamoiō | boskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | boskasoiō | boskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskatoiō | boskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | boskanoiō | boskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskavoiō | boskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | boskaloiō | boskaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | boskomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | boskosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | boskotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | boskonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | boskovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | boskoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | boskarō1×βόσκειν | boskari | boskara | boskarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | boskorō | boskorē |
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 | boskarōntos3× | boskarintos | boskarantos | boskarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | boskorōntos3× | boskorēntos |
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
bosk 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.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
boskasōr“feed”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular2×
John 21:15… oidasē hoti filamō sin. legatō auto; Boskasōr teim arnieim mu.… know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
John 21:17… filamō sin. legatō auto tos Iēsus; Boskasōr teim probateim mu.… love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
boskarō“feed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 15:15… pempata auton eis toin agroin autou boskarō choiroin;… sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
boskarōntois“herdsmen”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine3×
Matthew 8:33“herdsmen”tois de boskarōntois fugala, kai apercharantois eis tan polan …Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all …
Mark 5:14“herdsmen”Kai tois boskarōntois autoin fugala kai apangelala eis tan …Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and …
Luke 8:34“herdsmen”Horarantois de tois boskarōntois tem genarēntem fugala kai apangelala eis …… the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
boskorōntas“feeding”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine3×
Matthew 8:30… makran apo autoiu agelas choiroiu polloiu boskorōntas.… a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Mark 5:11… pros te ore agelas choiroiu megas boskorōntas;… a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Luke 8:32Ate de ekei agelas choiroiu hikanoiu boskorōntas en te ore; kai parakalala auton …… a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to …