noun · masculine
iatros
Greekἰατρός (iatros)
Strong’sG2395
a physician
stem iatr-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἰατρός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ἰάομαι), [in LXX for רֹפֵא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2395 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-at-ros'
a physician
Fromfrom G2390;
King Jamesphysician.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | iatros1×ἰατρὸς | iatrois |
| object accusative | iatron | iatroin |
| direct address vocative | iatror1×Ἰατρέ | iatroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iatrou3×ἰατροῦ | iatroiu1×ἰατρῶν |
| to, for dative | iatro | iatroi1×ἰατροῖς |
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
iatro 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
iatros“physician”subjectnominative singular1×
Colossians 4:14“physician”aspazetō vin Loukos tos iatros tos agapētos kai Dēmaos.Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
iatror“physician”direct addressvocative singular1×
Luke 4:23“physician”kai legata pros autoin; Pantōs legavi mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana ginerateim eis tan Kafarnaoum poiasar kai hōde en ta patrida su.Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
iatrou“physician”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 9:12“physician”tos de akouaratos legata; Ouk chreian echalō tois ischuarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois.On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Mark 2:17“physician”kai akouaratos tos Iēsus legatō autoi hoti Ouk chreian echalō tois ischuarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois; ouk erchama kalara dikaioin alla hamartōloin.On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Luke 5:31“physician”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata pros autoin; Ouk chreian echalō tois hugiainarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois;Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
iatroiu“physicians”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 5:26“physicians”kai polleim pascharatas hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanaratas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfeliratas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharatas,She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
iatroi“physicians”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 8:43“physicians”kai gunaikas arōtas en rusia haimeu apo eteiu dōdeka, hotinas iatroi prosanaliskaratas holon ton bion ouk ischuata apo oudeneu therapeuira,including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.