"to remain in the open air, to live outside, especially by night, Lk. 2:8*"
Definition and meaning
to remain in the open air, to live outside, especially by night, Lk. 2:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγραυλέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 agrauleo (G63) across the King James Bible.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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Common questions
Strong's G63 (agrauleo) is a Greek word that means: to remain in the open air, to live outside, especially by night, Lk. 2:8* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word agrauleo (G63) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G63 is agrauleo, a Greek word defined as: to remain in the open air, to live outside, especially by night, Lk. 2:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agrauleo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.