βόσκω (boskō) means “to feed” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bos'-ko Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
βόσκω · boskō · to feed
βόσκω, [in LXX for רעה ;] prop., of a herdsman, to feed: Mat.8:33, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 15:15; metaphorically, of Christian pastoral care, Jhn.21:15, 17. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze: Mat.8:30, Mrk.5:11, Luk.8:32.† SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (see Tr., Syn., §xxv). (AS)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
I feed, pasture.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| feeding | 3 |
| feed | 2 |
| tending the pigs | 2 |
| tending | 1 |
| to feed | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| feeding | 3 |
| feed | 2 |
| they that fed | 2 |
| they that kept them | 1 |
| to feed | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 9 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Read word by wordThose tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
Read word by wordThere on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Read word by wordThose tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
Read word by wordThere 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.
Read word by wordWhen those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
Read word by wordSo he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
Read word by wordWhen 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.”
Read word by wordJesus 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.
Read word by wordData created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue