ἰάομαιiáomai
to cure (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2390
Meanings
to heal: with accusative of person, Luke 5:17, Luke 6:19, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:11, Luke 9:42, Luke 14:4, Luke 22:51, John 4:47, Acts 9:34, Acts 10:38, Acts 28:8; passive, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 15:28, Luke 7:7, Luke 8:47, Luke 17:15, John 5:13; id. followed by ἀπό, Mark 5:29, Luke 6:17; figuratively, of spiritual healing, Matthew 13:15, John 12:40, Acts 28:27(LXX); passive, Hebrews 12:13, James 5:16, 1 Peter 2:24.
Synonyms
θεραπεύω, see that word
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
- Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.
- Matthew 13:15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
- Matthew 15:28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
- Mark 5:29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.
- Luke 5:17 One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.