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G63 ἀγραυλέω (agrauléō)
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Quick Definition

ἀγραυλέω v. I spend the night in the open

Strong's Definition

from 68 and 832 (in the sense of 833); to camp out

KJV Usage: abide in the field

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | ἀγρός + αὐλίζομαι

85.64 · Existence in Space · Remain, Stay

to remain outdoors to spend time outdoors, with the possible implication of living outdoors

LUK 2:8

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀγρ-αυλέω, -ὦ ; to be an ἄγραυλος (ἀγρός, αὐλή), 1. & to live in the fields, be under the open sky, even by night: Lk. ii. 8, (Strabo p. 301 a.; Plut. Num. 4).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἀγραυλέω agrauleō 1x

to remain in the open air, to live outside, especially by night, Lk. 2:8*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* ἀγραυλέω, -ῶ

(< ἀγραυλος, dwelling in the field; < ἀγρός, αὐλή),

to live in the fields: Lk 2:8.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἀγραυλέω (agrauleō) — to live outside. ἀγρ-αυλέω, live in the open, out of doors, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of shepherds, [NT]

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