ἄροτρον
arotron
G0723
G:N-N
Greek
plow
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Greek
Language
arotron denotes the implement into which someone puts a hand before looking back in Luke 9:62.
The attested use identifies the implement in the image of putting one’s hand to it and then looking back.
Senses in use
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Implement in the hand-and-looking-back image · dominant
In Luke 9:62, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about someone who has put his hand to the implement and is looking back; the APB renders the verse, “No one who has put his hand to a plow and is looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 9:62, the APB presents the clause as putting a hand “to a plow” and looking back. This reflects the clause’s image rather than establishing a separate rendering nuance.