Strong's Lexicon
G4723 — στείρος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4723 |
|---|---|
| Word: | στείρος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4731, a contraction (as stiff and unnatural) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | steiros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | stei'-ros |
| Meaning: | 1. sterile |
| KJV Renderings: | barren |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luk 1:7; Luk 1:36; Luk 23:29; Gal 4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for òÈ÷Èø òÂ÷ÈøÈä.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
στεῖρος (barren)
Luke 1:7
- KJV: And they had no child because that Elisabeth was barren and they both were well stricken in years
- GK: και ουκ ην αυτοίς τέκνον καθότι η Ελισάβετ ην στείρα και αμφότεροι προβεβηκότες εν ταις ημέραις αυτών ήσαν
Luke 1:36
- KJV: And behold thy cousin Elisabeth she hath also conceived a son in her old age and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren
- GK: και ιδού Ελισάβετ η συγγενής σου και αυτή συνειληφυία υιόν εν γήρει αυτής και ούτος μην έκτος εστίν αυτή τη καλουμένη στείρα
Luke 23:29
- KJV: For behold the days are coming in the which they shall say Blessed the barren and the wombs that never bare and the paps which never gave suck
- GK: ότι ιδού έρχονται ημέραι εν αις ερούσι μακάριαι αι στείραι και κοιλίαι αι ουκ εγέννησαν και μαστοί οι ουκ εθήλασαν
Galatians 4:27
- KJV: For it is written Rejoice barren that bearest not break forth and cry thou that travailest not for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband
- GK: γέγραπται γαρ ευφράνθητι στείρα η ου τίκτουσα ρήξον και βόησον η ουκ ωδίνουσα ότι πολλά τα τέκνα της ερήμου μάλλον η της εχούσης τον άνδρα
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