The Greek word agrios

Used only three times in the New Testament (Mt. 3:4; Mk. 1:6; Jude 13), the Greek adjective “agrios” meant “wild” or “raging.” In Mt. 3:4 and Mk. 1:6 this term describes “wild” honey. Jude (verse 13) used this term to describe “raging” waves in the sea. In the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the LXX) agrios was used to contrast domesticated animals and vines from those that were not domesticated.

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