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Greek · G2390, G2323

ἰαθῆναι / ἐθεραπεύοντο

To cure (literally or figuratively) · to serve/heal

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ἰάομαι G2390 to cure (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation iáomai
Healing that restores physical or spiritual wholeness; broader than mere symptom relief or treatment.
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θεραπεύω G2323 to serve/heal
Pronunciation therapeúō
To heal or cure, often emphasizing therapeutic treatment rather than instantaneous miraculous restoration.
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What does ἰαθῆναι / ἐθεραπεύοντο (iathēnai / etherapeuonto) mean in the Bible?

ἰάομαι · θεραπεύω is a Greek phrase meaning "to heal, restore from disease".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἰάομαι · θεραπεύω mean in the Bible?

ἰάομαι · θεραπεύω is a Greek phrase meaning "to heal, restore from disease".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2390, G2323?

G2390, G2323 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to heal, restore from disease

Strong's G2390, G2323
Lexical occurrences 26 verses Word forms 5 forms 26 references

Source Gloss

to heal, restore from disease
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 26 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Passive, Middle
Tenses
Aorist Future Present Imperfect Perfect
Voices
Passive Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 17×
Aorist Passive Matt 8:13 · Matt 15:28 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 17:15 · 1 Pet 2:24 5×
Aorist Middle Luke 9:42 · Luke 14:4 · Luke 22:51 · Acts 28:8 4×
Future Middle Matt 13:15 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:27 3×
Imperfect Middle Luke 6:19 · Luke 9:11 2×
Future Passive Matt 8:8 1×
Perfect Passive Mark 5:29 1×
Present Middle Acts 9:34 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Middle Luke 5:17 · Luke 9:2 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 6:18 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 7:7 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Heb 12:13 · Jas 5:16 2×
Aorist Middle John 4:47 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Passive John 5:13 1×
Present Middle Acts 10:38 1×
26 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 17 ongoing 2 prospective 2 imperative 4 background 5 infinitive 7 participle 4
Tense
aorist 21 present 11 imperfect 5 perfect 2 future 2
Voice
active 28 passive 13
Mood
indicative 26 infinitive 7 participle 4 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:23 θεραπεύων present active participle participle Matthew 4:24 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:16 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:7 θεραπεύσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 9:35 θεραπεύων present active participle participle Matthew 10:1 θεραπεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 10:8 θεραπεύετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 12:10 θεραπεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:15 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:22 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:14 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:30 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:16 θεραπεῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:18 ἐθεραπεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 19:2 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:14 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:34 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:10 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:2 θεραπεύσει future active indicative prospective Mark 6:13 ἐθεράπευον imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:5 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:23 θεράπευσον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 4:40 ἐθεράπευεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:15 θεραπεύεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Luke 6:18 ἐθεραπεύοντο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 6:7 θεραπεύει present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:21 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:43 θεραπευθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 9:1 θεραπεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:9 θεραπεύετε present active imperative imperative Luke 13:14 ἐθεράπευσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:14 θεραπεύεσθε present passive imperative imperative Luke 14:3 θεραπεῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 5:10 τεθεραπευμένῳ perfect passive participle participle Acts 4:14 τεθεραπευμένον perfect passive participle participle Acts 5:16 ἐθεραπεύοντο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 8:7 ἐθεραπεύθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 17:25 θεραπεύεται present passive indicative ongoing Acts 28:9 ἐθεραπεύοντο imperfect passive indicative background Revelation 13:12 ἐθεραπεύθη aorist passive indicative completed +1 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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