Fever
πυρετόςStrong’s G4446puretos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Puretos is the Greek word usually translated “fever” and “fevers”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fever” and “fevers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fever 4
- a fever 1
- with fevers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 1:31And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
- Luke 4:38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
- Luke 4:39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
- John 4:52Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
- Acts 28:8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
Greek dictionary
πυρετός puretos · fever
πυρετός, -οῦ, ὁ (πῦρ) [in LXX: Deu.28:22 (קַדַּחַת) * ;] a fever: Mat.8:15, Mrk.1:31, Luk.4:39, Jhn.4:52, Act.28:8; π. μέγας, a high fever: Luk.4:38 (on the technical phrase here, see MM, xxii).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fever” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FE'VER, noun
[Latin febris, supposed to be so written by transposition for ferbis, or fervis, from ferbeo, ferveo, to be hot.]
- A disease, characterized by an accelerated pulse, with increase of heat, impaired functions, diminished strength, and often with preternatural thirst.
- Heat; agitation; excitement by any thing that strongly affects the passions.
All definitions and other forms of “fever”
FE'VER, verb transitive
To put in a fever
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.