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GreekG1006Verb

βόσκω

boskō

9Occurrences
G1006Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze

a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977 (βιβρώσκω), G1016 (βοῦς));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prop., of a herdsman, to feed: metaphorically, of Christian pastoral care
17.Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze
Synonyms
ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (see Tr., Syn., §xxv).
LXX: for רעה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βόσκω appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
John
2
Matthew
2
Mark
2

Key Passages

John 21:15BSB

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.”Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

John 21:17BSB

Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?”Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?”“Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.”Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

Luke 15:15BSB

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

Luke 8:32BSB

There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

Luke 8:34BSB

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.