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ἀγοράζω

To buy

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ἀγοράζω G59
Pronunciation agorázō

What does ἀγοράζω (agorázō) mean in the Bible?

ἀγοράζω (agorázō) is a Greek word meaning "to buy". ἀγοράζω (ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה ;] __1.

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Meaning

to buy
Extended definition

To buy, especially with redemptive connotation in NT: Christ purchasing believers through sacrifice.

(ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה ;]

1to frequent the ἀγορά (Hdt., al.).
2to buy in the market, purchase (Xen., al.; LXX; in π. very common in deeds of sale, see MM, VGT, see word): absol., Mat.21:12, Mrk.11:15; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:44, 46, al.; before παρά, with genitive of person(s), Rev.3:18 (LXX, Polyb.); ἐκ, Mat.27:7; with genitive pret., Mrk.6:37, al.; metaphorically, 1Co.6:20 7:23, 2Pe.2:1, Rev.5:9 14:3, 4.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Perfect
Voices
Active Passive
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×
Aorist Active Matt 14:15 · Mark 6:36 · John 4:8 · Mark 6:37 · Luke 9:13 · John 6:5 6×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active Matt 25:10 · Rev 3:18 · Rev 13:17 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Aorist Active Matt 27:7 · Mark 16:1 · Luke 14:18 · Luke 14:19 · Matt 13:46 · Rev 5:9 6×
Aorist Passive 1 Cor 6:20 · 1 Cor 7:23 · Rev 14:4 3×
Present Active Matt 13:44 · Rev 18:11 2×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Matt 21:12 · Mark 11:15 · 1 Cor 7:30 3×
Aorist Active Mark 15:46 · 2 Pet 2:1 2×
Perfect Passive Rev 14:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 25:9 · Luke 22:36 · John 13:29 3×
30 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 9 ongoing 2 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 6 infinitive 3 participle 5
Tense
aorist 23 present 4 imperfect 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 25 passive 4
Mood
indicative 12 subjunctive 6 participle 5 imperative 3 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:44 ἀγοράζει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:46 ἠγόρασεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:15 ἀγοράσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 25:10 ἀγοράσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 25:9 ἀγοράσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 27:7 ἠγόρασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:36 ἀγοράσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:37 ἀγοράσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 11:15 ἀγοράζοντας present active participle participle Mark 15:46 ἀγοράσας aorist active participle participle Mark 16:1 ἠγόρασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:13 ἀγοράσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 14:18 ἠγόρασα aorist active indicative completed Luke 14:19 ἠγόρασα aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:28 ἠγόραζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:36 ἀγορασάτω aorist active imperative imperative John 4:8 ἀγοράσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 6:5 ἀγοράσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 13:29 Ἀγόρασον aorist active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 6:20 ἠγοράσθητε aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 7:23 ἠγοράσθητε aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 7:30 ἀγοράζοντες present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:1 ἀγοράσαντα aorist active participle participle Revelation 3:18 ἀγοράσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 5:9 ἠγόρασας aorist active indicative completed Revelation 13:17 ἀγοράσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 14:3 ἠγορασμένοι perfect passive participle participle Revelation 14:4 ἠγοράσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 18:11 ἀγοράζει present active indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
1 Corinthians 6:18-20 bought agorázō Indicative · Aorist Passive
Metaphorical purchase, redemption through Christ's sacrifice, spiritual transaction
1 Corinthians 7:17-24 bought agorázō Indicative · Aorist Passive
Metaphorical purchase establishing divine ownership and status in Christian community
Luke 14:15-24 bought agorázō Indicative · Aorist Active
Literal marketplace purchase as excuse for rejecting invitation to banquet
Proverbs 20:14 bought agorázō
Literal purchase of goods in marketplace with haggling and negotiation
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

πωλέω · ἀγοράζω G4453, G59
selling and buying
ἀγοράζω · πωλέω · φυτεύω · οἰκοδομέω G59, G4453, G5452, G3618
they were buying, selling, planting, building
ἀγοράζω · ἀγρός G59, G68
I bought a field
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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