Arotriao describes the work of plowing, whether as field labor or as an example of labor undertaken in hope.

The attested use denotes plowing as field work: Luke 17:7 places it among a slave's tasks, while 1 Corinthians 9:10 presents the plower's work as undertaken in hope of sharing.

1. Plowing as field labor · dominant

   In Luke 17:7, the accusative singular masculine present active participle identifies a slave who is plowing or shepherding before coming in from the field; the APB renders the clause "a slave plowing or shepherding." In 1 Corinthians 9:10, the nominative singular masculine present active participle names "the one plowing," whose work is described as being done in hope of sharing.

   Luke 17:71 Corinthians 9:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms with "plowing" and "the one plowing" in the two verses. These renderings confirm the clauses' field-work setting rather than establish a finer distinction.