Quick Definition
to lead
Strong's Definition
properly, lead, i.e. come on
Derivation: imperative of G71 (ἄγω);
KJV Usage: go to
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄγω ; impf. ἦγον; fut. ἄξω ; 2 aor. ἤγαγον, inf. ἀγαγεῖν, (more rarely 1 aor. ἦξα, in ἐπάγω 2 Pet. ii. 5); Pass., pres. ἄγομαι; impf. ἠγόμην; 1 aor. ἤχθην ; 1 fut. ἀχθήcopa; [fr. Hom. down]; to drive, lead. 1. properly [A. V. ordinarily, to bring]; a. to lead by laying hold of, and in this way to bring to the point of destination: of an animal, Mt. xxi. 7; Lk. xix. 35; Mk. xi. 7 (T Tr WH φέρουσιν) ; [Lk. xix. 30]; τινά foll. by εἰς with ace. of place, Lk. iv. 9 [al. refer this to 2 ¢.]; x. 34; (ἤγαγον k. εἰσήγαγον eis, Lk. xxii. 54); Jn. xviii. 23; Acts vi. 12; ix. 2; xvii. 5 [RG]; xxi. 34; xxii. 5, 24 Rec. ; xxiii. 10, 31; ἐπί with ace., Acts xvii. 19; ἕως, Lk. iv. 29; πρός twa, to persons, Lk. [iv. 40]; xviii. 40; Acts ix. 27; Jn.viii.3[Ree.]. Ὄ. to lead by accompanying to (into) any place: εἰς, Acts xi. 26 (25); ἕως. Acts xvii. 15; πρός τινα, to persons, Jn. i. 42 (43); ix. 13; Acts xxiii. 18; foll. by dat. of pers. to whom, Acts xxi. 16 on which see W. 214 (201) at length, [cf. B. 284 (244)], (1 Mace. vii. 2 ἄγειν αὐτοὺς αὐτῷ). c. to lead with one's self, attach to one’s self as an attendant: τινά, 2 Tim. iv. 11; 1 Th. iv. 14, (Joseph. antt. 10, 9, 6 ἀπῆρεν εἰς τὴν Αἴγυπτον ἄγων καὶ Ἱερεμίαν). Some refer Acts xxi. 16 to this head, resolving it ἄγοντες Μνάσωνα map ᾧ ξενισθῶμεν, but incorrectly, see W. [and B.] as above. ἃ. to conduct, bring: twa, [Lk. xix. 27]; Jn. vii. 45; [xix. 4, 13]; Acts v. 21, 26, [27]; xix. 37; xx. 12; xxv. 6, 23; πῶλον, Mk. xi. 2 (where T Tr WH φέρετε) ; (Lk. xix. 30, see a. above]; teva τινι or τί τινι, Mt. xxi. 2; Acts xiii. 23 G L T Tr WH. e. to lead away, to a court of justice, magistrate, ete.: simply, Mk. xiii. 11; [Acts xxv. 17]; ἐπί with acc., Mt. x. 18; Lk. xxi. 12 (T Tr WH dzayopevous) ; [Lk. xxiii. 1]; Acts [ix. 21]; xviii. 12; (often in Attic) ; [πρός with acc., Jn. xviii. 13 L T Tr WH]; to punishment: simply (2 Mace. vi. 29; vii. 18, ete.), Jn. xix. 16 Grsb. (R καὶ ἀπήγαγον, which L T Tr WH have expunged); with telic inf., Lk. xxiii. 32; [foll. by ἵνα, Mk. xv. 20 Lehm.]; ἐπὶ σφαγήν, Acts viii. 32, (ἐπὶ θανάτῳ, Xen. mem. 4, 4, 3; an. 1, 6, 10). 2. tropically ; a. to lead, guide, direct: Jn. x. 163; els μετάνοιαν, Ro. ii. 4. b. to lead through, conduct, to something, become the author of good or of evil to some one: εἰς δόξαν, Heb. ii. 10, (εἰς [al. ἐπὶ] καλοκἀγαθίαν, Xen. mem. 1, 6, 14; εἰς δουλείαν, Dem. p. 213, 28). c. to move, impel, of forces and influences affecting the mind: Lk. iv. 1 (where read ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ [with L txt. T Tr WH )]); πνεύματι θεοῦ ἄγεσθαι, Ro. viii. 14; Gal. v. 18; ἐπιθυμίαις, 2 Tim. iii. 6; simply, urged on by blind impulse, 1 Co. xii. 2— unless impelled by Satan’s influence be preferable, cf. 1 Co. x. 20; Eph. ii. 2; [B. 383 (328) sq.]. 3. to pass a day, keep or celebrate a feast, etc. : τρίτην ἡμέραν ἄγει sc. ὁ Ἰσραήλ, Lk. xxiv. 21 [others (see Meyer) supply αὐτός or ὁ Ἰησοῦς ; still others take ἄγει as impers., one passes, Vulg. tertia dies est; see B.134 (118)]; γενεσίων ayopeσων, Mt. xiv.6 RG; ἀγοραῖοι (q. v. 2), Acts xix. 38; often in the O. T. Apoer. (ef. Wahl, Clavis Apocr. s. v. ἄγω, 8), in Hdt. and Attie writ. 4. intrans. to go, depart, ΟὟ. § 38, 1, p. 251 (236); [B. 144 (126)]): ἄγωμεν let us go, Mt. xxvi. 46; Mk. xiv. 42; Jn. xiv. 31; πρός τινα, Jn. xi. 15; εἰς with ace. of place, Mk. i. 38; Jn. xi. 7, (Epict. diss. 8, 22, 55 ἄγωμεν ἐπὶ τὸν ἀνθύπατον) ; {foll. by iva, Jn. xi. 16. Comp.: dv, ἐπ-αν-, ἀπ-, συν-απ-, δι-, εἰσ-. παρ-εισ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-. KAT-, μετ-. Tap-, περι-, TPO-, προσ-, Syn. cf. Schmidt ch. 105.1" 1. prop-
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄγω agō 67x
to lead. bring; lead away, drive off, as a booty of cattle; conduct, accompany; lead out, produce; conduct with force, drag, hurry away; guide, incite, entice; convey one’s self, go, go away; pass or spend as time; celebrate
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἄγε,
prop. imperat. of ἄγω,
come! used as adv. and addressed, like φέρε, to one or more persons: Ja 4:13, 5:1.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἄγε (age) — to lead. ἄγε, ἄγετε, imperative of ἄγω, used as adverb, come on! frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+], in Attic dialect frequently ἄγε νύν[Refs 5th c.BC+] person plural, ἄγε δὴ τραπείομεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely before 1st pers.singular, ἄγε δὴ.. ἀριθμήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]; before 3rd.pers.plural, ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε, κήρυκες.. λαὸν.. ἀγειρόντων[Refs 8th c.BC+]; followed by ὅπως with future, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄγετε with 1st pers.plural, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with 1st pers.singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+]