What does ἄῤῥωστος (árrhōstos) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥωστος (árrhōstos): Physical weakness from illness or disease, not mere fatigue or temporary weakness
Greek · G732
ἄῤῥωστος
Infirm
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ἄῤῥωστοςG732
Pronunciationárrhōstos
What does ἄῤῥωστος (árrhōstos) mean in the Bible?
ἄῤῥωστος (árrhōstos): Physical weakness from illness or disease, not mere fatigue or temporary weakness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G732?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the sick (2), sick (2), [the] sick (1).
Where does ἄῤῥωστος (árrhōstos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), 1 Corinthians (1), Matthew (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 Itof the sick2×Mark 6:5, Mark 6:13
sick2×Matthew 14:14, 1 Corinthians 11:30
[the] sick1×Mark 16:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 14:14ἀρρώστουςtosickAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralMark 6:5ἀρρώστοιςtoof the sickAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralMark 6:13ἀρρώστουςtoof the sickAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralMark 16:18ἀρρώστουςto[the] sickAdjective - Accusative Masculine Plural1 Corinthians 11:30ἄρρωστοιtosickAdjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 14:14
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark31 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἀρρώστους3xarrōstousMatthew 14:14, Mark 6:13, Mark 16:18
ἄρρωστοι1xarrōstoi1 Corinthians 11:30
ἀρρώστοις1xarrōstoisMark 6:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural3xMatthew 14:14, Mark 6:13, Mark 16:18
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural1xMark 6:5
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Corinthians 11:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical weakness from illness or disease, not mere fatigue or temporary weakness
Source Gloss
infirm
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:14Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀρρώστουςarrwstouv
infirm, sick, ill
Read verseMark 6:5Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἀρρώστοιςarrwstoiv
infirm, sick, ill
Read verseMark 6:13Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀρρώστουςarrwstouv
infirm, sick, ill
Read verseMark 16:18Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀρρώστουςarrwstouv
infirm, sick, ill
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:30Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄρρωστοι,arrwstoi
infirm, sick, ill
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
ἄῤῥωστος is built from these roots: