noun · feminine
nosas
Greekνόσος (nosos)
Strong’sG3554
a disease, malady
stem nos-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νόσος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for חֳלִי, etc.;]
SYN.: v.s. ἀσθένεια.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3554 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnos'-os
a malady (rarely figuratively, of moral disability)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesdisease, infirmity, sickness.
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 | nosas | nosais |
| object accusative | nosan3×νόσον | nosain3×νόσους |
| direct address vocative | nosar | nosair |
| of, belonging to genitive | nosau | nosaiu2×νόσων |
| to, for dative | nosa | nosai3×νόσοις |
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
nosa 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
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
nosan“disease”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 4:23“disease”Kai periagate en hola ta Galilaia, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian en to lao.Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35“disease”Kai periagate tos Iēsus tain politain pantain kai tain kōmain, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:1“disease”Kai proskaleratos toin dōdeka mathētoin autou dōata autoi exousian pneumeiu akatharteiu hōste ekballarō auteim kai therapeuarō pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
nosain“diseases”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 8:17“diseases”hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Autos tain astheniain nu lambata kai tain nosain bastazata.This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Luke 9:1“diseases”Sunkaleratos de toin dōdeka dōata autoi dunamian kai exousian epi panteim teim daimoneim kai nosain therapeuarō,Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
Acts 19:12“diseases”hōste kai epi toin asthenarōtoin apoferirō apo tou chrōtou autou soudarieim ē simikinthieim kai apallassirō apo autoiu tain nosain, teim tē pneumeim teim ponēreim ekporeuerō.so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
nosaiu“diseases”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 6:18“diseases”hois erchala akouara autou kai iira apo taiu nosaiu autoiu; kai tois enochlirōtois apo pneumeiu akatharteiu therapeuile;They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
Luke 7:21“diseases”en ekeina ta hōra therapeuata polloin apo nosaiu kai mastixaiu kai pneumeiu ponēreiu, kai tufloi polloi charizeta bleparō.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
nosai“diseases”to, fordative plural3×
Matthew 4:24“diseases”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Mark 1:34“diseases”kai therapeuata polloin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai, kai daimoneim polleim ekballata, kai ouk afiēkate lalarō teim daimoneim, hoti oidalelē auton.And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
Luke 4:40“diseases”Dusarōtou de tou hēliou hapantois hosois echale asthenarōtoin nosai poikilai agala autoin pros auton; tos de heno hekasto autoiu tain cheirain epititharōtos therapeuate autoin.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.