adjective
arrōstos
Greekἄρρωστος (arrōstos)
Strong’sG732
infirm, sick, ill
stem arrōst-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄρρωστος, -ον
(< ἀ- neg., ῥώννυμι), [in LXX: III Ki 14:5Α, Ma 1:8 (חלה), Si 7:35*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G732 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | arrōstos | arrōstas | arrōstem | arrōstois1×ἄρρωστοι | arrōstais | arrōsteim |
| object accusative | arrōston | arrōstan | arrōstoin3×ἀρρώστους | arrōstain | ||
| direct address vocative | arrōstor | arrōstar | arrōstoir | arrōstair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | arrōstou | arrōstau | arrōsteu | arrōstoiu | arrōstaiu | arrōsteiu |
| to, for dative | arrōsto | arrōsta | arrōste | arrōstoi1×ἀρρώστοις | arrōstai | arrōstei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
arrōst is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
arrōstois“sick”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:30“sick”dia houtem en vi pollois asthenois kai arrōstois kai koimelō hikanois.That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
arrōstoin“sick”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 14:14“sick”kai exercharatos horata pollon ochlon, kai splanchnizita epi autoi kai therapeuata toin arrōstoin autoiu.When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Mark 6:13“sick”kai daimoneim polleim ekballale, kai aleifale elaie polloin arrōstoin kai therapeuale.They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
Mark 16:18“sick”ofioin airali kan thanasimem tinem pinaleia ouk mē autoin blaptateia, epi arrōstoin cheirain epitithali kai kalōs echali.they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
arrōstoi“sick”to, fordative plural1×
Mark 6:5“sick”kai ouk dunete ekei poiara oudenan dunamian, ei mē oligoi arrōstoi epititharatos tain cheirain therapeuata;So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.