Healing
ἴασιςStrong’s G2392iasis
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iasis is the Greek word usually translated “cures” and “healing”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cures” and “healing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cures 1
- of healing 1
- healing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἴασις iasis · healing
ἴασις, -εως, ἡ (ἰάομαι), [in LXX chiefly for מַרְפֵּא ;] a healing, cure: Act.4:22, 30; pl., Luk.13:32.† SYN.: see: θεραπεία, 2; ἴαμα, 2 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “healing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HE'ALING, participle present
tense Curing; restoring to a sound state.
- Tending to cure; mild; mollifying.
All definitions and other forms of “healing”
HE'ALING, noun
The act of curing.
- The act of covering.
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.