ὑγιαίνω
Be healthy · instruction (the function or the information)
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ὑγιαίνω G5198 be healthy
διδασκαλία G1319 instruction (the function or the information)
What does ὑγιαίνω (hygiaínō) mean in the Bible?
ὑγιαίνω · διδασκαλία is a Greek word meaning "to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)". :--be in health, (be safe and) sound, (be) whole(-some). Paul ties every behavioral command to doctrinal health, showing that teaching must generate visible transformation. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.
Full entry for ὑγιαίνω (G5198, G1319) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Physical wholeness extends metaphorically to doctrinal soundness; health encompasses both body and theological integrity
:--be in health, (be safe and) sound, (be) whole(-some).
Why This Word Matters
Paul ties every behavioral command to doctrinal health, showing that teaching must generate visible transformation. 1 Timothy 1:8-11
Doctrine is described in medical terms, showing that false teaching is spiritually diseased while true teaching promotes health and godliness. Titus 2:1-10
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 10×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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)
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
New Testament Witnesses
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain