34. agelé

Lexicon

agelé: Herd, Flock

Original Word: ἀγέλη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: agelé
Pronunciation: ah-GEH-lay
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-el'-ay)
Definition: Herd, Flock
Meaning: a flock, herd.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

herd.

From ago (compare aggelos); a drove -- herd.

see GREEK ago

see GREEK aggelos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from agó
Definition
a herd
NASB Translation
herd (7).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 34: ἀγέλη

ἀγέλη, (ης, ἡ (ἄγω to drive), a herd: Matthew 8:30ff; Mark 5:11, 13; Luke 8:32f. (From Homer down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root ἄγω (agō), meaning "to lead" or "to bring."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀγέλη, the concept of a herd or flock is often expressed in Hebrew by terms such as עֵדֶר (eder, Strong's H5739) for "flock" or "herd," and צֹאן (tso'n, Strong's H6629) for "sheep" or "flock." These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe groups of animals, similar to the Greek usage in the New Testament.

Usage: The term ἀγέλη is used in the New Testament to refer to a herd of swine. It appears in contexts where Jesus performs miracles involving animals.

Context: The Greek word ἀγέλη is found in the New Testament in the context of Jesus' miraculous works. It specifically appears in the accounts of the Gadarene demoniacs, where Jesus casts out demons from possessed individuals and allows them to enter a herd of swine. This event is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, illustrating Jesus' authority over evil spirits and the natural world.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in the following passages:

• Matthew 8:30-32 (BSB): "Some distance from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus, 'If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.' 'Go!' He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters."

• Mark 5:11-13 (BSB): "There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus, 'Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.' He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned."

• Luke 8:32-33 (BSB): "There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned."

These passages highlight the dramatic nature of the miracle and the subsequent reaction of the local populace. The use of ἀγέλη underscores the collective movement and the chaotic scene as the swine rush into the sea.

Forms and Transliterations

αγέλαι αγέλαις αγέλας αγελη αγέλη ἀγέλη αγελην αγέλην ἀγέλην αγέλης agele agelē agéle agélē agelen agelēn agélen agélēn

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 8:30 N-NFS
GRK: ἀπ' αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν
NAS: Now there was a herd of many swine
KJV: from them an herd of many swine
INT: from them a herd of pigs many

Matthew 8:31 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων
NAS: us out, send us into the herd of swine.
KJV: to go away into the herd of swine.
INT: into the herd of the pigs

Matthew 8:32 N-NFS
GRK: πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ
NAS: and the whole herd rushed
KJV: they went into the herd of swine: and,
INT: all the herd down the

Mark 5:11 N-NFS
GRK: τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη
NAS: there was a large herd of swine
KJV: a great herd of swine
INT: the mountain a herd of pigs great

Mark 5:13 N-NFS
GRK: ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ
NAS: the swine; and the herd rushed
KJV: and the herd ran
INT: rushed the herd down the

Luke 8:32 N-NFS
GRK: δὲ ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν
NAS: Now there was a herd of many swine
KJV: there was there an herd of many swine
INT: moreover there a herd of pigs many

Luke 8:33 N-NFS
GRK: ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ
NAS: the swine; and the herd rushed
KJV: and the herd ran
INT: rushed the herd down the

Strong's Greek 34
7 Occurrences

ἀγέλη — 6 Occ.
ἀγέλην — 1 Occ.