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ἀγραυλέω
agrauleō
G0063
G:V Greek

to live outside

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Agrauleo describes the shepherds’ outdoor dwelling as they kept watch over their flock.

Its sole attested use describes shepherds dwelling outdoors while keeping the night watches over their flock.

Senses in use

  1. Dwelling outdoors while watching a flock · dominant

    In Luke 2:8, the present active nominative plural masculine participle describes the shepherds in the setting of keeping night watches over their flock; the APB renders the clause “living outside and keeping the watches of the night over their flock.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 2:8, the APB presents the participial action with “living outside” alongside the shepherds’ night watch.

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