Gangrene
γάγγραιναStrong’s G1044gangraina
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Gangraina is the Greek word usually translated “gangrene”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;”
Meaning
Usually translated “gangrene”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gangrene 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
γάγγραινα gangraina · gangrene
γάγγραινα, -ης, ἡ, a gangrene, an eating sore, which leads to mortification: 2Ti.2:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gangrene” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GAN'GRENE, noun
[Latin gangroena.]
A mortification of living flesh, or of some part of a living animal body. It is particularly applied to the first state of mortification, before the life of the part is completely extinct. When the part is completely dead, it is called sphacelus.
All definitions and other forms of “gangrene”
GAN'GRENE, verb transitive
To mortify, or to begin mortification in.
GAN'GRENE, verb intransitive
To become mortified.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.