What does γάγγραινα (gángraina) mean in the Bible?
γάγγραινα (gángraina): Spreading destruction, a literal gangrene metaphor for false doctrine that consumes the body of believers
Greek · G1044
γάγγραινα
An ulcer ("gangrene")
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γάγγραινα G1044
Pronunciation gángraina
What does γάγγραινα (gángraina) mean in the Bible?
γάγγραινα (gángraina): Spreading destruction, a literal gangrene metaphor for false doctrine that consumes the body of believers
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How does the BSB render G1044?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include gangrene (1).
Where does γάγγραινα (gángraina) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 2:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It gangrene 1× 2 Timothy 2:17
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First aligned row 2 Timothy 2:17
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Timothy 1
Source forms
γάγγραινα 1x gangraina 2 Timothy 2:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spreading destruction, a literal gangrene metaphor for false doctrine that consumes the body of believers
Strong's G1044
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Timothy 2:14-19 Source Gloss
an ulcer ("gangrene")
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Spreading destruction, a literal gangrene metaphor for false doctrine that consumes the body of believers
a gangrene, an eating sore, which leads to mortification: 2Ti.2:17.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 2:17 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
γάγγραινα gaggraina
gangrene, mortification
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 2 Tim 2:17 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
a spreading, destructive disease
Why This Word Matters
False teaching spreads corruption through the body of believers if left unchecked. 2 Timothy 2:14-19
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain