verb
iomō
Strong’sG2390
I heal
stem i-26 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books16 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Ἰάομαι means to heal or cure – to make a sick or injured person well. It is used of curing physical ailments and diseases, whether stated actively ("he healed him") or passively ("he was healed") 124. This is its ordinary use throughout the sources, applied to the sick, the lame, the blind, and similar afflictions 1.
The word is also used figuratively, of spiritual healing – restoring or making right what is wrong or broken, such as a sinful or wounded condition of a person 1. In this figurative use it can carry the sense of repairing damage or a breach, setting right what has gone wrong, rather than curing bodily illness 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἰάομαι, -ῶμαι,
[in LXX for רפא (Ge 20:17, al.), exc. Is 30:26 61:1 (חבשׁ);]
SYN.: θεραπεύω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2390 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-ah'-om-ahee
to cure (literally or figuratively)
Frommiddle voice of apparently a primary verb;
King Jamesheal, make whole.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperative ἰῶ (see. below), Ionic dialect infinitive ἰᾶσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+jᾶσθαι Refs.: future ἰάσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἰήσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἰασάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἰησάμην Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive (see. below). [ῑ- in Refs 8th c.BC+; also ῐ, Refs 5th c.BC+:—heal, cure, in present and imperfect, attempt to cure, treat, of persons or bodies, etc., τινα Refs 8th c.BC+
2 cure. treat, of diseases, νόσους Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, remedy, δύσγνοιαν, ἀδικίαν ἰᾶσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+, i.e. do not make bad worse, Refs 7th c.BC+
3 cure the effects of, counteract, ἄκρατος ἰ. τὸ κώνειον Refs 1st c.AD+
4 repair, τὸ βλαβέν LXX+5th c.BC+
II active only aorist 1 ἰάσαμεν Refs 2nd c.AD+; participle ἰάσαντες Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἰάθην is always passive, be healed, recover, NT+5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἰήθην Refs 5th c.BC+: future ἰαθήσομαι Refs 1st c.AD+: perfect ἴᾱμαι NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| iotōἰᾶταί | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | heals | 1× |
| ioteἰᾶτο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 2× |
| iemiἰάσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | heal | 3× |
| iitiἰαθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 1× |
| ietaἰάσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 4× |
| iitaἰάθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 4× |
| iivaἰάθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | healed | 1× |
| iotēἴαται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 1× |
| ieteiaἰάσηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | heal | 1× |
| iiteiaἰαθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | healed | 1× |
| iiveiaἰαθῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | healed | 1× |
| iitarἰαθήτω | happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular | healed | 1× |
| iorōἰᾶσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | heal | 2× |
| iiraἰαθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | healed | 1× |
| iorōntosἰώμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | healing | 1× |
| iirantosἰαθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | healed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 17 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iomō | iome | iomē | iomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | iosō | iose | iosē | ioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iotō1×ἰᾶταί | iote2×ἰᾶτο | iotē1×ἴαται | iotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ionō | ione | ionē | ionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | iovō | iove | iovē | iovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | iolō | iole | iolē | iolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iemi3×ἰάσομαι | iema |
| you 2nd person singular | iesi | iesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ieti | ieta4×ἰάσατο |
| we 1st person plural | ieni | iena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ievi | ieva |
| they 3rd person plural | ieli | iela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iimi | iima |
| you 2nd person singular | iisi | iisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iiti1×ἰαθήσεται | iita4×ἰάθη |
| we 1st person plural | iini | iina |
| ye 2nd person plural | iivi | iiva1×ἰάθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | iili | iila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iomeiō | iomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ioseiō | ioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ioteiō | ioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ioneiō | ioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ioveiō | ioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ioleiō | ioleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ieseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ieteia1×ἰάσηται |
| we 1st person plural | ieneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ieveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ieleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | iiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iiteia1×ἰαθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | iineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | iiveia1×ἰαθῆτε |
| they 3rd person plural | iileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | iosōr | iosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iotōr | iotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | iovōr | iovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | iolōr | iolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | iesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ietar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ievar |
| they 3rd person plural | ielar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | iisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iitar1×ἰαθήτω |
| ye 2nd person plural | iivar |
| they 3rd person plural | iilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | iosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | iovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ioloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | iesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ietoia |
| we 1st person plural | ienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ieloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | iimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | iisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | iitoia |
| we 1st person plural | iinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | iivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | iiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | iorō2×ἰᾶσθαι | iorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ieri | iera | ||
| acted on passive voice | iiri | iira1×ἰαθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | iorōntos1×ἰώμενος | iorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ierintos | ierantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | iirintos | iirantos1×ἰαθεὶς |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
i 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
26 occurrences, every one of them listed
iotō“heals”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:34kai legata auto tos Petros; Aineor, iotō sin Iēsus Christos; anastēasar kai strōnnuasar …… Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away …
iote“healed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 6:19… hoti dunamias para autou exerchote kai iote pantoin.… power was coming from Him and healing them all.
Luke 9:11… theou, kai toin chreian echarōntoin therapeiau iote.… the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
iemi“heal”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular3×
Matthew 13:15… ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.… hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
John 12:40… noaleia ta kardia kai strefileia, kai iemi autoin.… hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
Acts 28:27… ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.… hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
iiti“healed”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 8:8… eiserchaseia; alla monem legasar logo, kai iiti tos paidos mu;… word, and my servant will be healed.
ieta“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 9:42… Iēsus te pneume te akatharte, kai ieta ton paidon kai apodōata auton to …… But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back …
Luke 14:4tois de hēsuchazala. kai epilaberantos ieta auton kai apoluata.… Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his …
Luke 22:51… heōs houteu; kai hapterantos teu ōtieu ieta auton.… He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
Acts 28:8… kai proseucherantos epititharantos tain cheirain auto ieta auton.… placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
iita“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 8:13… Hupagasōr, hōs pisteuasa genitar si; kai iita tos paidos en ta hōra ekeina.… for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
Matthew 15:28… pistias; genitar si hōs thelasō. kai iita tas thugatras autau apo tau hōrau …… you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Luke 8:47… enōpion pantou tou laou kai hōs iita parachrēma.… and how she had immediately been healed.
Luke 17:15henos de ek autoiu, horarantos hoti iita, hupostrefata meta fōnau megau doxazarōntos ton …… of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in …
iiva“healed”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 2:24… ta dikaiosuna zōaneia; hou to mōlōpo iiva.… righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
iotē“healed”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 5:29… autau, kai gnōskata te sōme hoti iotē apo tau mastigau.… in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
ieteia“heal”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
John 4:47… auton kai erōtate hina katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate gar apothnēskarō.… begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to …
iiteia“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 12:13… vu, hina mē tem chōlem ektrapiteia, iiteia de mallon.… may not be disabled, but rather healed.
iiveia“healed”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
James 5:16… hamartain kai euchovōr huper allēloiu, hopōs iiveia. pollem ischuatō deēsias dikaiou energorōntas.… other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man …
iitar“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 7:7… sin erchara; alla legasar logo, kai iitar tos paidos mu;… word, and my servant will be healed.
iorō“heal”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Luke 5:17… kai dunamias kuriou ate eis tem iorō auton.… Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
Luke 9:2… kērussarō tan basileian tou theou kai iorō toin asthenoin,… the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
iira“healed”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Luke 6:18hois erchala akouara autou kai iira apo taiu nosaiu autoiu; kai tois …… to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled …
iorōntos“healing”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 10:38… kai dunamia, hos dierchata euergetarōntos kai iorōntos pantoin toin katadunasteuorōntoin hupo tou diabolou, …… Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the …
iirantos“healed”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 5:13tos de iirantos ouk oidatelē tinos atō, tos gar …But the man who was healed did not know who it was …