noun · masculine
loimos
Greekλοιμός (loimos)
Strong’sG3061
a pestilence
stem loim-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λοιμός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for לוּץ, עָרִיץ, בְּלִיַּעַל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3061 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidloy'-mos
a plague (literally, the disease, or figuratively, a pest)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamespestilence(-t).
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 | loimos | loimois1×λοιμοὶ |
| object accusative | loimon1×λοιμὸν | loimoin |
| direct address vocative | loimor | loimoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | loimou | loimoiu |
| to, for dative | loimo | loimoi |
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
loimo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
loimon“plague”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 24:5“plague”heuriskaratois gar ton anēron houton loimon kai kinarōton stasiain pantoi toi Ioudaioi toi kata tan oikoumenan prōtostaton tē tau toiu Nazōraioiu hairesiau,We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
loimois“plagues”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 21:11“plagues”seismois tē megois kai kata topoin limois kai loimois eli, fobētreim tē kai sēmeim apo ouranou megeim eti.There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.