◄ 2395. iatros ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon iatros: Physician, Doctor Original Word: ἰατρός Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: iatros Pronunciation: ee-at-ros' Phonetic Spelling: (ee-at-ros') Definition: Physician, Doctor Meaning: a physician. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with healing is רָפָא (rapha, Strong's H7495), which means "to heal" or "to make whole." Usage: The term "iatros" refers to a physician or doctor, someone who is skilled in the art of healing physical ailments. In the New Testament, it is used both literally, to describe those who practice medicine, and metaphorically, to describe Jesus as the Great Physician who heals both physical and spiritual maladies. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, physicians were respected professionals who practiced medicine based on the knowledge available at the time. They were often associated with healing temples and used a combination of herbal remedies, surgical procedures, and spiritual rituals. The role of a physician was significant in a society where medical knowledge was limited and diseases were prevalent. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from iaomai Definition a physician NASB Translation physician (5), physicians (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2395: ἰατρός ἰατρός, ἰατροῦ, ὁ (ἰάομαι) (from Homer down), a physician: Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17; Mark 5:26; Luke 5:31; Luke 8:43 (here WH omits; Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); Colossians 4:14; ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν, a proverb, applied to Christ in this sense: 'come forth from your lowly and mean condition and create for yourself authority and influence by performing miracles among us also, that we may see that you are what you profess to be,' Luke 4:23. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance physician. From iaomai; a physician -- physician. see GREEK iaomai Forms and Transliterations Ιατρε ιατρέ Ἰατρέ ιατροί ιατροις ἰατροῖς ιατρος ιατρός ἰατρὸς ιατρου ιατρού ἰατροῦ ιατρούς ιατρων ιατρών ἰατρῶν ίβεις ίβιν ιγνύαις Iatre Iatré iatrois iatroîs iatron iatrôn iatrōn iatrō̂n iatros iatròs iatrou iatroû Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 9:12 N-GMS GRK: οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ' οἱ NAS: who need a physician, but those KJV: not a physician, but INT: they who are strong of a physician but they who Mark 2:17 N-GMS GRK: οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ' οἱ NAS: who need a physician, but those KJV: need of the physician, but INT: they who are strong of a physician but they who Mark 5:26 N-GMP GRK: ὑπὸ πολλῶν ἰατρῶν καὶ δαπανήσασα NAS: of many physicians, and had spent KJV: of many physicians, and had spent INT: under many physicians and having spent Luke 4:23 N-VMS GRK: παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἰατρέ θεράπευσον σεαυτόν NAS: proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal KJV: this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: INT: proverb this Physician heal yourself Luke 5:31 N-GMS GRK: οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλὰ οἱ NAS: who need a physician, but those KJV: not a physician; but INT: they who are in health of a physician but they who Luke 8:43 Noun-DMP GRK: δώδεκα ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον INT: twelve who on physicians having spent all Colossians 4:14 N-NMS GRK: Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς NAS: the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, KJV: the beloved physician, and INT: Luke the physician beloved Strong's Greek 2395 7 Occurrences Ἰατρέ — 1 Occ. ἰατρῶν — 1 Occ. ἰατροῖς — 1 Occ. ἰατρὸς — 1 Occ. ἰατροῦ — 3 Occ.