Physician
ἰατρόςStrong’s G2395iatros
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iatros is the Greek word usually translated “physician”, “physicians” and “on physicians”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.”
Meaning
Usually translated “physician”, “physicians” and “on physicians”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of a physician 3
- physician 2
- physicians 1
- on physicians 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- Colossians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Mark 5:26And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
- Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
- Luke 5:31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
- Luke 8:43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
- Colossians 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
Greek dictionary
ἰατρός iatros · physician
ἰατρός, -οὔ, ὁ (ἰάομαι), [in LXX for רָפָא ;] a physician: Mat.9:12, Mrk.2:17 5:26, Luk.4:23 5:31 8:43 (om. WH, R, mg.), Col.4:14 (on the status of physicians, see MM, Exp., xv.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “physician” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PHYSI'CIAN, noun
A person skilled in the art of healing; one whose profession is to prescribe remedies for diseases.
- In a spiritual sense, one that heals moral diseases; as a physician of the soul.
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.