θεραπεύωtherapeúō
to wait upon menially, i.e. (figuratively) to adore (God), or (specially) to relieve (of disease)
Greek (New Testament) · G2323
Meanings
1. to do service, serve: with accusative of person, passive, Acts 17:25.
2. As medical term, to treat, cure, heal: Matthew 12:10, Mark 6:5, Luke 6:7, and elsewhere; with accusative of person, Matthew 4:24, Mark 1:34, and elsewhere; followed by ἀπό, Luke 5:15, Luke 6:18, Luke 7:21, Luke 8:2, Luke 8:43; θ. νόσον (μαλακίαν), Matthew 4:23, and elsewhere
Synonyms
ἰάομαι.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 43 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
- Matthew 4:24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
- Matthew 8:7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”
- Matthew 8:16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.
- Matthew 9:35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
- Matthew 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.