Healthy
ὑγιήςStrong’s G5199hugiēs
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hugiēs is the Greek word usually translated “sound”, “well” and “healthy”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sound”, “well” and “healthy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sound 6
- well 5
- healthy 2
- restored 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 7
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- Titus 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- Matthew 15:31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Mark 3:5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
- Mark 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
- Luke 6:10And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
- John 5:4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Greek dictionary
ὑγιής hugiēs · healthy
ὑγιής, -ές, accusative, ὑγιῆ (Attic usually -ιᾶ), [in LXX for חַי, etc. ;] sound, whole, healthy: Mat.12:13 15:31, Jhn.5:[4], 6, 9, 11, 14, 15 7:23, Act.4:10; before ἀπό, Mrk.5:34; of words, opinions, etc. (as in cl.), metaphorically, λόγος, Tit.2:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “healthy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HEALTH'Y, adjective
Being in a sound state; enjoying health; hale; sound; as a healthy body or constitution.
- Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; as a healthy exercise; a healthy climate; healthy recreations.
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.