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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 723. ἄροτρον (arotron) -- Plow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/723.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_timothy/1-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/723.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 723</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/722.htm" title="722">◄</a> 723. arotron <a href="../greek/724.htm" title="724">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">arotron: Plow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄροτρον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>arotron<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ä'-ro-tron<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ar'-ot-ron)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Plow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a plow.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἀρόω (aroō), meaning "to plow."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent for a plow is מַחֲרֵשָׁה (macharesha), Strong's Hebrew #2741, which also refers to a plowing implement.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "arotron" refers to a plow, an agricultural implement used for tilling the soil in preparation for sowing seeds. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate commitment and the cost of discipleship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient agrarian societies, the plow was an essential tool for farming, symbolizing hard work and preparation. The plow was typically drawn by oxen or other draft animals, and its use was crucial for breaking up the ground to ensure a good harvest. The imagery of plowing is often used in biblical texts to convey themes of preparation, dedication, and transformation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from aroó (to plow)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a plow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>plow (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 723: ἄροτρον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄροτρον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀρότρου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀρόω</span> to plow), <span class="accented">a plow</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-62.htm">Luke 9:62</a>. (In Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>plow<p>From aroo (to till); a plow -- plough. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>άροτρα αροτρον άροτρον ἄροτρον αροτρόποδι άρουραν arotron árotron<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/9-62.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 9:62</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χεῖρα ἐπ' <b>ἄροτρον</b> καὶ βλέπων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his hand <span class="itali">to the plow</span> and looking<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hand to <span class="itali">the plough,</span> and looking<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9-62.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hand upon <span class="itali">[the] plow</span> and looking<p><b><a href="/greek/723.htm">Strong's Greek 723</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_723.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/arotron_723.htm">ἄροτρον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/722.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="722"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="722" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/724.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="724"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="724" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>