Lexical Definition
βόσκω bóskō (bos'-ko) to feed G:V
a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare βιβρώσκω, βοῦς)
feed, keep.
- to pasture
- by extension to, fodder
- reflexively, to graze
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| εβόσκοντο | they were grazing | LXX.Gen.41.2 |
| were grazing | LXX.Job.1.14 | |
| εβόσκησαν | grazed | LXX.Ezek.34.8 |
| εβοσκήθησαν | they grazed not | LXX.Ezek.34.8 |
| βόσκων | one grazing | LXX.Jer.31.10 |
| βόσκουσιν | graze | LXX.Ezek.34.2 |
| they graze | LXX.Gen.37.16 | |
| βόσκουσι | graze | LXX.Ezek.34.2 |
| βόσκοντεσ | feeding | Matt.8.33 • Mark.5.14 • Luke.8.34 |
| βόσκετε | graze | LXX.Gen.29.7 • LXX.Ezek.34.3 |
| βόσκεσθαι | to graze | LXX.Isa.34.17 |
| βόσκειν | to feed | Luke.15.15 |
| to graze | LXX.Gen.37.12 | |
| βόσκε | do feed | John.21.15 • John.21.17 |
| graze | LXX.1Kgs.12.16 | |
| βοσκομένη | feeding | Matt.8.30 • Mark.5.11 • Luke.8.32 |
| βοσκηθήσονται | shall be grazed | LXX.Isa.5.17 • LXX.Isa.14.30 |
| shall graze | LXX.Isa.11.6 • LXX.Isa.11.7 • LXX.Isa.65.25 | |
| they shall be grazing | LXX.Isa.49.9 | |
| they shall graze | LXX.Ezek.34.14 | |
| βοσκηθήσονταί | shall graze | LXX.Isa.30.23 |
| βοσκήσω | I will graze | LXX.Ezek.34.13 • LXX.Ezek.34.14 • LXX.Ezek.34.16 |
| will graze | LXX.Ezek.34.15 | |
| βοσκήσουσιν | graze | LXX.Ezek.34.10 |
| έβοσκε | grazed | LXX.Gen.29.9 |
Abbott-Smith
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).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 8:30 · 8:33 |
| Mark | 5:11 · 5:14 |
| Luke | 8:32 · 8:34 · 15:15 |
| John | 21:15 · 21:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βόσκω,
imperfect ἔβοσκον, Epic dialect βόσκε [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐβόσκησα [Refs]: perfect βεβόσκηκα [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —passive and middle [Refs]; Ionic dialect imperfect βοσκέσκοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]future βοσκήσομαι Sarap. in [Refs 1st c.AD+], Doric dialect βοσκησεῦμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ἐβοσκήθην [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__I properly of herdsmen, feed, tend, αἰπόλια [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ βόσκων the feeder, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.2 generally, feed, nourish, βόσκει γαῖα.. ἀνθρώπους [Refs 8th c.BC+]; maintain, keep, ἐπικούρους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκέτας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πράγματα β. troubles, i.e. children, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II passive, of cattle, feed, graze, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: c.accusative, feed on, ποίην [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 metaphorically, to be fed or nurtured, ἰυγμοῖσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τινί or περί τι run riot in a thing, [Refs]. (g[uglide]ō, cf. Lithuanian guotas 'herd'.)