The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

βόσκω

Lemmaβόσκω
Citation formβόσκω
Part of speechverb
GlossI feed
Strong’sG1006
Transliterationbóskō
Definitionto pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze
KJV glosses:--feed, keep.
Derivationa prolonged form of a primary verb (compare , )
SBLGNT occurrences9

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
Βόσκε
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--)John 21:15
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--)John 21:17
βόσκειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----)Luke 15:15
βοσκομένη
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-)Matthew 8:30
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-)Mark 5:11
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-)Luke 8:32
βόσκοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-)Matthew 8:33
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-)Mark 5:14
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-)Luke 8:34

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: βοσκω.