Agoge means “manner of life” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H72 — ebenhaezer (“Ebenezer”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G72 ἀγωγή (agoge) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. agoge (ag-o-gay') n. 1. a bringing up, i.e. mode of living [reduplicated from G71] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include manner. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
agoge (ag-o-gay') n. 1. a bringing up, i.e. mode of living [reduplicated from G71] KJV: manner of life Root(s): G71
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G72. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
self-conduct
Usage: ἀγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἄγω), [in LXX: Est.2:20 10:3, 2Ma.4:16 6:8 11:24, 3Ma.4:10 * ;] __1. a carrying away. __2. a leading, guiding; metaphorically, training; hence, from the expression ἀ. τοῦ βίου, absol., conduct, way of life: 2Ti.3:10 (Cremer, 61; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render agoge, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G72 (ἀγωγή) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mordecai commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbor cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemy, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:
We understand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the customs of the Gentiles, but had rather keep their own manner of living: for the which cause they require of us, that we should suffer them to live after their own laws.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G72.
Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mordecai commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbor cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemy, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:
We understand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the customs of the Gentiles, but had rather keep their own manner of living: for the which cause they require of us, that we should suffer them to live after their own laws.
The planks of the deck above them barred out the light, and shut out the day on every side, so that they might be treated like traitors during the whole voyage.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G72, grouped by book.
Agoge (Strong's G72) is a Greek word most simply glossed "manner of life". agoge (ag-o-gay') n. 1. a bringing up, i.e. mode of living [reduplicated from G71]
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's G72 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G72 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as manner. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G72, with linked reader references where each row is available.