"to buy; redeem, acquire by a ransom or price paid"
Definition and meaning
to buy; redeem, acquire by a ransom or price paid
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγοράζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of agorazo (G59) across the King James Bible.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
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Common questions
Strong's G59 (agorazo) is a Greek word that means: to buy; redeem, acquire by a ransom or price paid It appears 31 times in the King James Bible.
The word agorazo (G59) appears 31 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G59 is agorazo, a Greek word defined as: to buy; redeem, acquire by a ransom or price paid. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agorazo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.