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Strong's G1006 · Greek

βόσκω

bosko · bos'-ko

a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare 977, 1016); to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

βόσκω (G1006)

9 βόσκω , [in LXX for רעה ;] prop., of a herdsman, to feed : Mt 8:33 , Mk 5:14 , Lk 8:34 15:15 ; metaph., of Christian pastoral care, Jo 21:15 , 17 . Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze : Mt 8:30 , Mk 5:11 , Lk 8:32 .† SYN. : ποιμαίνειν , to tend, shepherd , a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (v. Tr., Syn. , §xxv).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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