Lexicon :: Strong's G1006 - boskō

βόσκω

Transliteration

boskō (Key)

Pronunciation

bos'-ko

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A prol. form of a primary verb, cf βιβρώσκω (G977) & βοῦς (G1016)

Greek Inflections of βόσκω [?]

mGNT
9x in 4 unique form(s) TR
9x in 5 unique form(s) LXX
27x in 13 unique form(s)

Βόσκε — 2x

βόσκειν — 1x

βοσκομένη — 2x

βοσκομένων — 1x

βόσκοντες — 3x

βόσκε — 2x

βόσκειν — 1x

βοσκομένη — 3x

βόσκοντες — 3x

βόσκε — 1x

βόσκειν — 1x

βόσκεσθαι — 1x

βόσκετε — 2x

βοσκηθήσεταί — 1x

βοσκηθήσονται — 7x

βοσκήσουσιν — 1x

βοσκήσω — 4x

βόσκουσιν — 3x

βόσκων — 1x

ἔβοσκεν — 1x

ἐβόσκησαν — 2x

ἐβόσκοντο — 2x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xxv. βόσκω, ποιμαίνω.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

βόσκω bóskō, bos'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977, G1016); to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze:—feed, keep.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1006 in the following manner: feed (8x), keep (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1006 in the following manner: feed (8x), keep (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to feed
1. portraying the duty of a Christian teacher to promote in every way the spiritual welfare of the members of the church

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

βόσκω bóskō, bos'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977, G1016); to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze:—feed, keep.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G1006:

βόσκω; as in Greek writings from Homer down, to feed: Mark 5:14; Luke 15:15; ἀρνία, πρόβατα, John 21:15, 17 (in a figurative discourse portraying the duty of a Christian teacher to promote in every way the spiritual welfare of the members of the church); ὁ βόσκων a herdsman: Matthew 8:33; Luke 8:34. In the passive and middle [present participle βοσκόμενος, cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 2 note] of flocks or herds, to feed, graze: Matthew 8:30; Mark 5:11; Luke 8:32. (In Sept. for רָעָה.)

[Synonyms: βόσκειν, ποιμαίνειν: π. is the wider, β. the narrower term; the former includes oversight, the latter denotes nourishment; π. may be rendered tend, β. specifically feed. See Trench § 25; Meyer on John as above; Schmidt ch. 200.]

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 8:30; 8:33
Mark: 5:11; 5:14
Luke: 8:32; 8:34; 15:15
John: 21:15; 21:17

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G1006 matches the Greek βόσκω (boskō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 8:30

Mat 8:30 - And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.^G1006

Mat 8:33

Mat 8:33 - And they that kept^G1006 them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

Mar 5:11

Mar 5:11 - Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.^G1006

Mar 5:14

Mar 5:14 - And they that fed^G1006 the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

Luk 8:32

Luk 8:32 - And there was there an herd of many swine feeding^G1006 on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Luk 8:34

Luk 8:34 - When they that fed^G1006 them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

Luk 15:15

Luk 15:15 - And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed^G1006 swine.

Jhn 21:15

Jhn 21:15 - So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed^G1006 my lambs.

Jhn 21:17

Jhn 21:17 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed^G1006 my sheep.