ἀγρῷ

agro

from ἄγω; a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet:--country, farm, piece of ground, land.

G68

Matthew 13:31 · Word #20

Lexicon G68

Lemmaἀγρός
Transliterationagrós
Strong'sG68

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀγρός
Strong'sG68

SIBI-P1 G68-01

in the field-land

Rootἀγρός (agros)
Core Meaningsfield, farmland, open country, cultivated land, rural territory
Semantic Rangecultivated field, farmland, pasture, open countryside, rural district, farmstead or agricultural land
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world, the ἀγρός represents the sphere of agrarian life—labor, provision, inheritance, and at times vulnerability outside city protection. It often forms the setting for parables, harvest imagery, and teachings about sowing, growth, and divine provision.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,DMS — noun, dative masculine singular; from ἀγρός. The dative case commonly expresses location ("in"), means, or indirect object ("to/for").
Rendering RationaleThe noun ἀγρῷ is dative masculine singular, indicating location, sphere, or indirect relation. "In the field-land" preserves the core sense of cultivated or open rural land while reflecting the dative case’s typical locative force and maintaining singular reference.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἀγρός (field, farmland, open country, cultivated land, rural territory)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G68-02 agron a cultivated field-land (accusative masculine singular); of fields-lands (genitive masculine plural)
G68-03 agros a field-land
G68-04 agrou of a field-land

Word Usage (37 occurrences of G68)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 6:28 ἀγροῦ agrou
Matthew 6:30 ἀγροῦ agrou
Matthew 13:24 ἀγρῷ agro
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