What does στείρος (steíros) mean in the Bible?
στείρος (steíros) is a Greek word meaning ""sterile"".
Greek · G4723
στείρος
"Sterile"
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στείροςG4723
Pronunciationsteíros
What does στείρος (steíros) mean in the Bible?
στείρος (steíros) is a Greek word meaning ""sterile"".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4723?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include barren (2), [O] barren woman (1), barren [women] (1), was barren (1).
Where does στείρος (steíros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Galatians (1), Hebrews (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 Itbarren2×Luke 1:7, Luke 1:36
[O] barren woman1×Galatians 4:27
barren [women]1×Luke 23:29
was barren1×Hebrews 11:11
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:7στεῖραtobarrenAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 1:36στείρᾳtobarrenNoun - Dative Feminine SingularLuke 23:29στεῖραιtobarren [women]Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralGalatians 4:27στεῖραto[O] barren womanNoun - Vocative Feminine SingularHebrews 11:11στεῖραtowas barrenAdjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:7
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Luke3Galatians1Hebrews1
Source forms
στεῖρα3xsteiraLuke 1:7, Galatians 4:27, Hebrews 11:11
στείρᾳ1xsteiraLuke 1:36
στεῖραι1xsteiraiLuke 23:29
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular2xLuke 1:7, Hebrews 11:11
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural1xLuke 23:29
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular1xLuke 1:36
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular1xGalatians 4:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. "sterile"
Source Gloss
"sterile"
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:7Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
στεῖρα,steira
barren
Read verseLuke 1:36Noun Dative Singular Feminine
στείρᾳ.steira
barren
Read verseLuke 23:29Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
στεῖραι,steirai
barren
Read verseGalatians 4:27Noun Singular Feminine
στεῖραsteira
barren
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.
Word Origins
στείρος is built from this root:
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