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Greek · G5198, G4102

ὑγιαίνω

Be healthy · faith

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ὑγιαίνωG5198be healthy
Pronunciationhygiaínō
To be sound or healthy; in Pastoral Epistles, metaphorically means doctrinally sound or orthodox in faith.
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πίστιςG4102faith
Pronunciationpístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
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What does ὑγιαίνω (hygiaínō) mean in the Bible?

ὑγιαίνω · πίστις: Health as soundness extends from physical wholeness to doctrinal purity and moral integrity

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What does ὑγιαίνω · πίστις mean in the Bible?

ὑγιαίνω · πίστις: Health as soundness extends from physical wholeness to doctrinal purity and moral integrity

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5198, G4102?

G5198, G4102 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. Health as soundness extends from physical wholeness to doctrinal purity and moral integrity

Strong'sG5198, G4102
Lexical occurrences12 versesWord forms3 forms12 referencesStudy linkTitus 1:10-16

Source Gloss

to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)
Extended definition

Health as soundness extends from physical wholeness to doctrinal purity and moral integrity

:--be in health, (be safe and) sound, (be) whole(-some).

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 groups3Aligned forms12TensesPresentVoicesActive
Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality10×
Present Active1 Tim 1:10 · Titus 1:9 · Titus 2:1 · Luke 7:10 · Luke 15:27 · Luke 5:31 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 2 Tim 1:13 · 2 Tim 4:3 · Titus 2:210×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveTitus 1:131×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present Active3 John 1:21×
12 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
subjunctive1participle10
Tense
present11
Voice
active11
Mood
participle10subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Luke 5:31ὑγιαίνοντεςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 7:10ὑγιαίνονταpresent active participleparticipleLuke 15:27ὑγιαίνονταpresent active participleparticiple1 Timothy 1:10ὑγιαινούσῃpresent active participleparticiple1 Timothy 6:3ὑγιαίνουσιpresent active participleparticiple2 Timothy 1:13ὑγιαινόντωνpresent active participleparticiple2 Timothy 4:3ὑγιαινούσηςpresent active participleparticipleTitus 1:13ὑγιαίνωσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveTitus 1:9ὑγιαινούσῃpresent active participleparticipleTitus 2:1ὑγιαινούσῃpresent active participleparticipleTitus 2:2ὑγιαίνονταςpresent active participleparticiple

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)

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New Testament Witnesses
Titus 1:10-16sound in the faithhygiaínō · pístisSubjunctive · Present Active
Spiritually whole and doctrinally stable.
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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