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ἄγω

To bring

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ἄγω G71
Pronunciation ágō

What does ἄγω (ágō) mean in the Bible?

ἄγω (ágō) is a Greek word meaning "to bring". ἄγω, [in LXX for בּוא hi. Highlights that Spirit-led living marks true sonship. This term runs through the canonical themes of Spirit.

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Meaning

to bring
Extended definition

Physical conveyance or metaphorical direction; implies active leadership or compulsion rather than mere accompaniment.

1to lead, bring, carry: with ace, before ἐπί, εἰς, ἕως, πρός and simple dative; metaphorically, to lead, guide, impel: Jhn.10:16 Rom.2:4, Heb.2:10, 2Ti.3:6, al.
2to spend or keep a day: Luk.24:21, Act.19:38
3Intrans., to go: subjunc., ἄγωμεν, Mat.2:46, al. (Cramer, 61; MM, VGT, see word).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Highlights that Spirit-led living marks true sonship. Romans 8:12-17
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Aorist Present Future Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 39×
Aorist Active Matt 21:7 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 19:35 · Luke 22:54 · Luke 23:1 · John 18:13 · Acts 6:12 · Acts 17:15 · Acts 17:19 · Acts 18:12 · Acts 20:12 · Acts 23:31 · Luke 4:9 · Luke 10:34 · John 1:42 24×
Present Active Luke 24:21 · Rom 2:4 · John 9:13 · John 18:28 · John 19:4 5×
Present Passive Acts 19:38 · Rom 8:14 · Gal 5:18 3×
Imperfect Passive Luke 4:1 · Luke 23:32 · 1 Cor 12:2 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 8:32 · Acts 25:23 2×
Future Passive Matt 10:18 1×
Future Active 1 Thess 4:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 10×
Present Active Matt 26:46 · Mark 1:38 · Mark 14:42 · John 11:7 · John 11:15 · John 11:16 · John 14:31 · Mark 13:11 8×
Aorist Active Acts 9:2 · Acts 9:21 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 8×
Aorist Passive Luke 18:40 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 25:6 · Acts 25:17 4×
Aorist Active John 10:16 · Acts 23:18 2×
Present Passive Acts 21:34 1×
Present Active Acts 23:10 1×
Imperative command or strong request 6×
Aorist Active Matt 21:2 · Luke 19:27 · Luke 19:30 3×
Present Active 2 Tim 4:11 · Jas 4:13 · Jas 5:1 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Acts 5:27 · Heb 2:10 2×
Present Active Acts 21:16 1×
Future Active Acts 22:5 1×
Present Passive 2 Tim 3:6 1×
68 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 67 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 26 ongoing 9 prospective 2 imperative 4 background 3 subjunctive 10 infinitive 8 participle 5
Tense
aorist 39 present 22 imperfect 3 future 3
Voice
active 52 passive 15
Mood
indicative 40 subjunctive 10 infinitive 8 participle 5 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:18 ἀχθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Matthew 21:2 ἀγάγετέ aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 21:7 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:46 ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 1:38 Ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 13:11 ἄγωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:42 ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 4:1 ἤγετο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 4:29 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:40 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:9 Ἤγαγεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:34 ἤγαγεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:40 ἀχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 19:27 ἀγάγετε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 19:30 ἀγάγετε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 19:35 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:54 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 23:1 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 23:32 Ἤγοντο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 24:21 ἄγει present active indicative ongoing John 1:42 ἤγαγεν aorist active indicative completed John 7:45 ἠγάγετε aorist active indicative completed John 8:3 ἄγουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 9:13 Ἄγουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 10:16 ἀγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive John 11:15 ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive John 11:16 Ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive John 11:7 Ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive John 14:31 ἄγωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:13 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed John 18:28 Ἄγουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 19:13 ἤγαγεν aorist active indicative completed John 19:4 ἄγω present active indicative ongoing Acts 5:21 ἀχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 5:26 ἤγαγεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:27 Ἀγαγόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 6:12 ἤγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 8:32 ἤχθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 9:2 ἀγάγῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:21 ἀγάγῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive +27 more occurrences

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)

Canonical Themes
Spirit
Biblical Occurrences

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

New Testament Witnesses
Romans 8:12-17 ἄγω ágō Indicative · Present Passive
To lead, guide.
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.

Luke 4 — The Spirit-Anointed Son Tested, Rejected, and Proclaiming the Kingdom Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

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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