4723. steira
Strong's Concordance
steira: barren
Original Word: στεῖρος, α, ον
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: steira
Phonetic Spelling: (sti'-ros)
Definition: barren
Usage: barren.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from steiros (barren)
Definition
barren
NASB Translation
barren (3), barren woman (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4723: στεῖρος

στεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luke 1:7, 36; Luke 23:29; Galatians 4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for עָקָר עֲקָרָה.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
barren.

A contraction from stereos (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile" -- barren.

see GREEK stereos

Forms and Transliterations
στειρα στείρα στείρᾳ στεῖρα στειραι στείραι στεῖραι στείραν στελέχη στέλεχος στελέχους στελέχων στερεώνται steira steîra steirai steírāi steîrai
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 1:7 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ Ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα καὶ ἀμφότεροι
NAS: Elizabeth was barren, and they were both
KJV: that Elisabeth was barren, and they
INT: Elizabeth barren and both

Luke 1:36 N-DFS
GRK: τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ
NAS: and she who was called barren is now in her sixth
KJV: who was called barren.
INT: who [was] called barren

Luke 23:29 N-NFP
GRK: Μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι καὶ αἱ
NAS: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs
KJV: Blessed [are] the barren, and
INT: Blessed [are] the barren and the

Galatians 4:27 N-VFS
GRK: γάρ Εὐφράνθητι στεῖρα ἡ οὐ
NAS: REJOICE, BARREN WOMAN WHO DOES NOT BEAR;
KJV: Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest
INT: indeed Rejoice O barren that not

Hebrews 11:11 Noun-NFS
GRK: αὐτὴ Σάρρα στεῖρα δύναμιν εἰς
INT: herself Sarah barren power for

Strong's Greek 4723
5 Occurrences


στεῖρα — 4 Occ.
στεῖραι — 1 Occ.

















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