Strong G723ἄροτρον
plow
- Transliteration
- arotron
- Pronunciation
- ar'-ot-ron
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From ἀρόω aroō (to till); a plough: - plow.
Detailed definition
ἄροτρον, -ου, τό
(ἀρόω, to plough), [in LXX chiefly for אֵת;]
a plough: Luk.9:62.†
(AS)
(ἀρόω, to plough), [in LXX chiefly for אֵת;]
a plough: Luk.9:62.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G723 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- plough1
First verses
- Luke 9:62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄροτρον [ᾰ], τό,
(ἀρόω) plough, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.374; πηκτὸν ἄ. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.353, compare 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1201, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.224, etc.; ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 340; ἀρότρῳ ἀναρρηγνύντες αὔλακας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.14: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 515, 2nd c.BC: Moschus Bucolicus “fragment” 4.6.)]
b ἡ ἀπ᾽ ἀρότρου πληγή, in boxing, right-handed blow, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 6.10.2, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “de gymnastica” 20.)]
2 in plural, metaphorically of the organs of generation, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 12.46, +others)]
II ἄροτρα· γῆ, χώρα, πλέθρα, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
(ἀρόω) plough, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.374; πηκτὸν ἄ. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.353, compare 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1201, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.224, etc.; ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 340; ἀρότρῳ ἀναρρηγνύντες αὔλακας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.14: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 515, 2nd c.BC: Moschus Bucolicus “fragment” 4.6.)]
b ἡ ἀπ᾽ ἀρότρου πληγή, in boxing, right-handed blow, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 6.10.2, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “de gymnastica” 20.)]
2 in plural, metaphorically of the organs of generation, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 12.46, +others)]
II ἄροτρα· γῆ, χώρα, πλέθρα, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]