ἄγριος
agrios · wild
Greek word · Strong’s number G66 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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agrios (ἄγριος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wild”.
Growing in the fields; also fierce, savage.
How to say it
a·gri·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Growing in the open country, uncultivated.
- Wild and uncontrollable, like the sea in a storm.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 3:4
Now John himself had his clothing made of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 1:6
And John was clothed in camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
- Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.