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Healthy

ὑγιήςStrong’s G5199

hugiēs

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.”
Titus 2:8 KJV
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.

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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.

  1. 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.