ὑγιαίνωhygiaínō
to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)
Greek (New Testament) · G5198
Meanings
to be sound, healthy, in good health: Luke 5:31, Luke 7:10, Luke 15:27, 3 John 1:2. In Past. Epp. (as also in classical Greek) metaphorically, ὑ. ἐν τ. πίστει, Titus 1:13; τ. πίστει, τ. ἀγάπῃ, τ. ὑπομονῇ, Titus 2:2; ἡ ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία, 1 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:3, Titus 1:9, Titus 2:1; λόγοι ὑγιαίνοντες, 1 Timothy 6:3, 2 Timothy 1:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Luke 5:31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.
- Luke 7:10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.
- Luke 15:27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
- 1 Timothy 1:10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching
- 1 Timothy 6:3 Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
- 2 Timothy 1:13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.