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Strong G2386ἴαμα

healing

Transliteration
iama
Pronunciation
ee'-am-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G2390; a cure (the effect): - healing.

Detailed definition

ἴαμα, -τος, τό
(ἰάομαι), [in LXX for מַרְפֵּא (2Ch.36:16, Ecc.10:4, Jer.33:6, etc.;]
1. most frequently in cl., a means of healing, remedy (Thuc., al.; Wis.11:4 10:9).

2. = ἴασις (which see), a healing (Plat.; Jer, l.with): pl., 1Co.12:9 12:28 12:30.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2386 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • healing3

First verses

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:9
    To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:28
    And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:30
    Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἴᾱμα,
Ionic dialect ἴημα, ατος, τό, (ἰάομαι) remedy, medicine, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.130, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 6, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.51, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 771c, etc.)]; στεναγμοί, τῶν πόνων ἰάματα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 385.)]
II ={ἴασις}, ἰάματα τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ Ἀσκλαπιοῦ [NT (“IG” 4.951.2(Epid.), cf. NT.1Cor.12.9 (_plural_).)]
II.2 soothing, pacification, [LXX (LXX.Eccl.10.4.)]