λοιμόςloimós
a plague (literally, the disease, or figuratively, a pest)
Greek (New Testament) · G3061
Meanings
pestilence: plural, Luke 21:11; metaphorically (as in classical Greek; LXX: Psalms 1:1, Proverbs 21:24, 1 Maccabees 15:21, and elsewhere), of persons, a pest: Acts 24:5 (also as adj., ἄνδρες λοιμοί, 1 Maccabees 10:61, and elsewhere).
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and plagues in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs from heaven.
- Acts 24:5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.