◄ 4446. puretos ►
Strong's Lexicon puretos: Fever Original Word: πυρετός Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: puretos Pronunciation: pyoo-ret-os' Phonetic Spelling: (poo-ret-os') Definition: Fever Meaning: a fever, scorching heat. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word πῦρ (pur), meaning "fire." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "puretos," the concept of fever as an ailment can be related to general terms for sickness or affliction, such as חֹלִי (choli, Strong's H2483) meaning "sickness" or "disease." Usage: The term "puretos" refers to a fever, a common ailment characterized by an elevated body temperature. In the New Testament, it is used to describe physical illness that Jesus and His disciples encountered and healed. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, fever was often seen as a serious condition due to the lack of modern medical treatments. It was sometimes considered a symptom of divine displeasure or spiritual affliction. Healing a fever was seen as a significant act of divine intervention, demonstrating authority over physical ailments. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from pur Definition a fever NASB Translation fever (6). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4446: πυρετός πυρετός, πυρετου, ὁ (πῦρ); 1. fiery heat (Homer, Iliad 22, 31 (but interpreters now give it the sense of 'fever' in this passage; cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer under the word; Schmidt, Syn., chapter 60 § 14)). 2. fever: Matthew 8:15; Marki. 31; Luke 4:39; John 4:52; Acts 28:8, (Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Plato, and following; Deuteronomy 28:22); πυρετῷ μεγάλῳ, Luke 4:38 (as Galen de diff. feb. 1, 1 says συνηθες τοῖς ἰατροῖς ὀνομάζειν ... τόν μέγαν τέ καί μικρόν πυρετον; (cf. Wetstein on Luke, the passage cited)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fever. From puresso; inflamed, i.e. (by implication) feverish (as noun, fever) -- fever. see GREEK puresso Forms and Transliterations πυρετοις πυρετοίς πυρετοῖς πυρετος πυρετός πυρετω πυρετώ πυρετῷ πυρίκαυστοι πυρίκαυστος pureto puretō puretois puretos pyreto pyretō pyretôi pyretō̂i pyretois pyretoîs pyretos pyretós Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 8:15 N-NMS GRK: αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός καὶ ἠγέρθη NAS: her hand, and the fever left KJV: hand, and the fever left her: INT: her the fever and she arose Mark 1:31 N-NMS GRK: αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός καὶ διηκόνει NAS: her by the hand, and the fever left KJV: and immediately the fever left her, INT: her the fever and she ministered Luke 4:38 N-DMS GRK: ἦν συνεχομένη πυρετῷ μεγάλῳ καὶ NAS: from a high fever, and they asked KJV: a great fever; and INT: was oppressed with a fever great and Luke 4:39 N-DMS GRK: ἐπετίμησεν τῷ πυρετῷ καὶ ἀφῆκεν NAS: her, He rebuked the fever, and it left KJV: and rebuked the fever; and INT: he rebuked the fever and it left John 4:52 N-NMS GRK: αὐτὸν ὁ πυρετός NAS: hour the fever left KJV: hour the fever left INT: him the fever Acts 28:8 N-DMP GRK: τοῦ Ποπλίου πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερίῳ NAS: [in bed] afflicted with [recurrent] fever and dysentery; KJV: sick of a fever and INT: of Publius fevers and dysentery Strong's Greek 4446 6 Occurrences πυρετῷ — 2 Occ. πυρετοῖς — 1 Occ. πυρετός — 3 Occ.