### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Greek word **geṓrgion**, represented by `{{G1091}}`, translates to **husbandry**. It appears only **1 time** in **1 unique verse**, where it is used metaphorically to describe a farm or a cultivated field. The term signifies something that is actively tended to and owned by a cultivator.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
The sole use of `{{G1091}}` is found in [[1 Corinthians 3:9]]. In this verse, believers are directly referred to as "God's **husbandry**." This agricultural metaphor is placed immediately alongside an architectural one, "God's building," to emphasize that the church is a project that `{{G2316}}` God both cultivates and constructs. The identity is explicitly assigned to the Corinthian believers with the phrase "ye are" `{{G2075}}` God's husbandry.
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words in the same verse clarify the meaning of `{{G1091}}`:
* `{{G4904}}` **synergós** (a co-laborer, i.e. coadjutor): This word describes the role of ministers as "labourers together" with God in His work [[1 Corinthians 3:9]].
* `{{G2075}}` **esté** (ye are): This simple verb directly assigns the identity of "God's husbandry" to the believers being addressed [[1 Corinthians 3:9]]. It is also used to identify believers as the temple of God [[2 Corinthians 6:16]].
* `{{G3619}}` **oikodomḗ** (a structure; figuratively, confirmation): Used in parallel with **husbandry**, this word identifies believers as God's **building**, reinforcing the idea of being a divine project [[1 Corinthians 3:9]].
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{G1091}}` is concentrated in its single, powerful use:
* **Divine Ownership and Initiative:** The phrase "God's **husbandry**" explicitly states that the community of believers belongs to `{{G2316}}` **God**. He is the owner of the field. This is paralleled by the statement that believers are also "God's **building**" [[1 Corinthians 3:9]] and the "temple of God" [[2 Corinthians 6:16]].
* **Collaborative Work:** While God is the owner, ministers are described as `{{G4904}}` **synergós**, or "labourers together" with Him. This highlights a dynamic where human effort in ministry works in cooperation with God's sovereign purpose [[1 Corinthians 3:9]].
* **Metaphor for the Church:** As a cultivated field, the church is presented not as a static object but as a living entity undergoing a process of growth and tending by God himself. This is reinforced by the parallel term `{{G3619}}` **oikodomḗ**, which is used elsewhere for the "edifying of the body of Christ" [[Ephesians 4:12]].
### Summary
In summary, `{{G1091}}` provides a unique and potent metaphor for the church. Though used only once, **geṓrgion** moves beyond a simple definition of a farm to illustrate that believers are a field belonging to God, actively cultivated by Him. Paired with the imagery of being God's **building** and co-laborers with Him, it frames the Christian community as a divine project of continuous growth and purpose.
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