θεραπείαtherapeía
attendance (specially, medical, i.e. cure); figuratively and collectively, domestics
Greek (New Testament) · G2322
Meanings
1. service.
2. healing: Luke 9:11, Revelation 22:2.
3. Collective, household attendants, servants: Luke 12:42 (LXX, Genesis 45:16, Ezra 5:2, etc.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 9:11 But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.
- Luke 12:42 And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
- Revelation 22:2 It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.