Disease, Diseased (be)

lit., "lacking strength" (a negative, sthenos, "strength"), "weakness, infirmity," is translated "diseases" in Mat 8:17, RV, for AV, "sicknesses," and in Act 28:9. Its usual rendering is "infirmity" or "infirmities;" "sickness," in Joh 11:4. Cp. B, No. 1. See INFIRMITY, SICKNESS, WEAKNESS.

primarily denotes "softness" (cp. malakos, "soft," Mat 11:8, etc.); hence, "debility, disease." It is found in Matthew only, Mat 4:23, Mat 9:35, Mat 10:1. It is frequent in the Sept., e.g., Gen 42:4, Gen 44:29, Deu 7:15, Deu 28:61, Isa 38:9, Isa 53:3.

akin to Lat. nocere, "to injure" (Eng., "nosology"), is the regular word for "disease, sickness," Mat 4:23, Mat 8:17, Mat 9:35, Mat 10:1, RV, "disease," AV, "sickness;" in Mat 4:24, Mar 1:34, Luk 4:40, Luk 6:17, Luk 9:1, Act 19:12, AV and RV render it "diseases." In Luk 7:21, AV has "infirmities." The most authentic mss. omit the word in Mar 3:15. See SICKNESS.

an alternative form of No. 3, is found in some mss. in Joh 5:4. Cp. noseo, "to dote about, have a diseased craving for," 1Ti 6:4.

akin to A, No. 1, "to lack strength, to be weak, sick," is translated "were diseased" in Joh 6:2, AV (RV, "were sick"). See IMPOTENT, SICK, WEAK.

lit., "to have badly," i.e, "to be ill or in an evil case," is used in Mat 14:35 (AV, "were diseased," RV, "were sick"); so in Mar 1:32, Luk 7:2. See SICK.