Strong's Lexicon
G2390 — ἰάομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2390 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἰάομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice of apparently a primary verb |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 26 |
| Transliteration: | iaomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-ah'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to cure {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | heal, make whole |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἰάομαι, ἰαωμαι; (perhaps from ἰός, Lob. Technol., p. 157f; cf. Vanicek, p. 87); a deponent verb, whose present, imperfect ἰωμην, future ἰάσομαι, and 1 aorist middle ἰασάμην have an active significance, but whose perfect passive ἴαμαι, 1 aorist passive ἰάθην, and 1 future passive ἰαθήσομαι have a passive significance (cf. Krüger, § 40, under the word; (Veitch, under the word; Buttmann, 52 (46); Winers Grammar, § 38, 7 c.)); (from Homer down); the Sept. for øÈôÈà; to heal, cure: τινα, Luk 4:18 R L brackets; (here T WH omit; Tr brackets the accusative), Luk 9:11; Luk 9:42; Luk 14:4; Luk 22:51; Joh 4:47; Act 9:34; Act 10:38; Act 28:8; passive, Mat 8:8; Mat 8:13; Mat 15:28; Luk 7:7; Luk 8:45; Luk 17:15; Joh 5:13 (Tdf. ἀσθενῶν); and Act 3:11 Rec.; τινα ἀπό τίνος, to cure (i. e. by curing to free) one of (literally, from; cf. Buttmann, 322 (277)) a disease: passive, Mar 5:29; Luk 6:18 (). tropically, to make whole i. e. to free from errors and sins, to bring about (one’s) salvation: Mat 13:15; Joh 12:40; Act 28:27 (from Isa 6:10); passive, 1Pe 2:24; Jas 5:16; in figurative discourse, in passive: Heb 12:13.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἰάομαι (heal)
Matthew 8:8
- KJV: The centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο εκατόνταρχος έφη κύριε ουκ ειμί ικανός ίνα μου υπό την στέγην εισέλθης αλλά μόνον ειπέ λόγον και ιαθήσεται ο παις μου
Matthew 8:13
- KJV: And Jesus said unto the centurion Go thy way and as thou hast believed be it done unto thee And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour
- GK: και είπεν ο Ιησούς τω εκατοντάρχη ύπαγε και ως επίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι και ιάθη ο παις αυτού εν τη ώρα εκείνη
Matthew 13:15
- KJV: For this people’s heart is waxed gross and ears are dull of hearing and their eyes they have closed lest at any time they should see with eyes and hear with ears and should understand with heart and should be converted and I should heal them
- GK: επαχύνθη γαρ η καρδία του λαού τούτου και τοις ωσί βαρέως ήκουσαν και τους οφθαλμούς αυτών εκάμμυσαν μήποτε ίδωσι τοις οφθαλμοίς και τοις ωσίν ακούσωσιν και τη καρδία συνώσι και επιστρέψωσι και ιάσομαι αυτούς
Matthew 15:28
- KJV: Then Jesus answered and said unto her O woman great thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt And her daughter was made whole from that very hour
- GK: τότε αποκριθείς ο Ιησούς είπεν αυτή ω γύναι μεγάλη σου η πίστις γενηθήτω σοι ως θέλεις και ιάθη η θυγάτηρ αυτής από της ώρας εκείνης
Mark 5:29
- KJV: And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague
- GK: και ευθέως εξηράνθη η πηγή του αίματος αυτής και έγνω τω σώματι ότι ίαται από της μάστιγος
Luke 4:18
- KJV: The Spirit of the Lord upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind to set at liberty them that are bruised
- GK: πνεύμα κυρίου επ΄ εμέ ου ένεκεν έχρισέ με ευαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοίς απέσταλκέ με ιάσασθαι τους συντετριμμένους την καρδίαν κηρύξαι αιχμαλώτοις άφεσιν και τυφλοίς ανάβλεψιν αποστείλαι τεθραυσμένους εν αφέσει
Luke 5:17
- KJV: And it came to pass on a certain day as he was teaching that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by which were come out of every town of Galilee and Judæa and Jerusalem and the power of the Lord was to heal them
- GK: και εγένετο εν μιά των ημερών και αυτός ην διδάσκων και ήσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαίοι και νομοδιδάσκαλοι οι ήσαν εληλυθότες εκ πάσης κώμης της Γαλιλαίας και Ιουδαίας και Ιερουσαλήμ και δύναμις κυρίου ην εις το ιάσθαι αυτούς
Luke 6:17
- KJV: And he came down with them and stood in the plain and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and Jerusalem and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon which came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases
- GK: και καταβάς μετ΄ αυτών έστη επί τόπου πεδινού και όχλος μαθητών αυτού και πλήθος πολύ του λαού από πάσης της Ιουδαίας και Ιερουσαλήμ και της παραλίου Τύρου και Σιδώνος οι ήλθον ακούσαι αυτού και ιαθήναι από των νόσων αυτών
Luke 6:19
- KJV: And the whole multitude sought to touch him for there went virtue out of him and healed all
- GK: και πας ο όχλος εζήτει άπτεσθαι αυτού ότι δύναμις παρ΄ αυτού εξήρχετο και ιάτο πάντας