noun · feminine
plēgas
Greekπληγή (plēgē)
Strong’sG4127
a blow, stripe, wound
stem plēg-22 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πληγή, ῆς, ἡ
(< πλήσσω), [in LXX chiefly for מַכָּה, also for מַגֶּפָה etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4127 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplay-gay'
a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity
Fromfrom G4141;
King Jamesplague, stripe, wound(-ed).
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 | plēgas3×πληγὴ | plēgais2×πληγαὶ |
| object accusative | plēgan1×πληγὴν | plēgain6×πληγὰς |
| direct address vocative | plēgar | plēgair |
| of, belonging to genitive | plēgau1×πληγῆς | plēgaiu5×πληγῶν |
| to, for dative | plēga1×πληγῇ | plēgai3×πληγαῖς |
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
plēga 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
22 occurrences, every one of them listed
plēgas“wound”subjectnominative singular3×
Revelation 13:3“wound”kai henan ek taiu kefalaiu auteu hōs sfazirētan eis thanaton, kai tas plēgas tou thanatou auteu therapeuita. kai thaumazita holas tas gēas opisō teu thēreu,One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Revelation 13:12“wound”kai tan exousian teu prōteu thēreu pantan poiatō enōpion auteu. kai poiatō tan gēan kai toin en auta katoikarōtoin hina proskunali tem thērem tem prōtem, heu therapeuita tas plēgas tou thanatou auteu.And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Revelation 16:21“plague”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi toin anthrōpoin; kai blasfēmala tois anthrōpois ton theon ek tau plēgau tau chalazau, hoti megas atō tas plēgas autau sfodra.And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
plēgan“wound”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 13:14“wound”kai planatō toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau dia teim sēmeim heim dōita aute poiara enōpion teu thēreu, legarōtos toi katoikarōtoi epi tau gēau poiara eikōnan te thēre, hos echatō tan plēgan tau machairau kai zōata.Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
plēgau“plague”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 16:21“plague”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi toin anthrōpoin; kai blasfēmala tois anthrōpois ton theon ek tau plēgau tau chalazau, hoti megas atō tas plēgas autau sfodra.And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
plēga“plague”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 11:6“plague”houtois echalō tan exousian kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai exousian echalō epi teiu hudōreiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai patassara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
plēgais“plagues”subjectnominative plural2×
Revelation 15:8“plagues”kai gemizita tos naos kapnou ek tau doxau tou theou kai ek tau dunamiau autou, kai oudenos dunete eiserchara eis ton naon achri telileia tais hepta plēgais toiu hepta angeloiu.And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 18:8“plagues”dia houtem en hena hēmera hēkali tais plēgais autau, thanatos kai penthem kai limos, kai en pure katakaiiti; hoti ischuros kurios tos theos tos krinaratos autan.Therefore her plagues will come in one day — death and grief and famine — and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
plēgain“plagues”objectaccusative plural6×
Luke 10:30“blows”hupolambaratos de tos Iēsus legata; Anthrōpos tinos katabainate apo Ierousalēm eis Ierichō kai lēstoi peripiptata, hois kai ekduaratois auton kai plēgain epititharatois aperchala afiēkaratois hēmithanon.Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
Acts 16:23“blows”pollain tē epititharatois autoi plēgain ballala eis fulakan, parangellaratois to desmofulaxo asfalōs tērarō autoin;And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
Revelation 15:1“plagues”Kai horama allem sēmem en to ourano megem kai thaumastem, angeloin hepta echarōtoin plēgain hepta tain eschatain, hoti en autai telita tos thumos tou theou.Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
Revelation 15:6“plagues”kai exerchala tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduerētois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnnuerētois peri teim stētheim zōnain chrusouain.And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
Revelation 16:9“plagues”kai kaumatizila tois anthrōpois kaumem megem; kai blasfēmala tem onomem tou theou tou echarōtou tan exousian epi tain plēgain houtain, kai ouk metanoala dōara auto doxan.And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
Revelation 22:18“plagues”Marturamō mis panto to akouarōto toin logoin tau profēteiau teu biblieu houteu; ean tinos epitithateia epi auteim, epitithati tos theos epi auton tain plēgain tain grafirētain en te biblie houte;I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
plēgaiu“plagues”of, belonging togenitive plural5×
Luke 12:48“beating”tos de mē gnōskaratos poiaratos de axieim plēgaiu deriti oligain. panto de ho dōita pollem, pollem zētiti para autou, kai ho paratithela pollem, perissoterem aitali auton.But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
Acts 16:33“wounds”kai paralambaratos autoin en ekeina ta hōra tau nuxau louata apo taiu plēgaiu, kai baptizita autos kai tois autou pantois parachrēma,At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
Revelation 9:18“plagues”apo taiu treis plēgaiu houtaiu apokteinila tem tritem toiu anthrōpoiu, ek teu pureu kai tou kapnou kai teu theieu teu ekporeuerōteu ek teiu stomeiu autoiu.A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
Revelation 18:4“plagues”Kai akouama allan fōnan ek tou ouranou legarōtan; Exerchavar, tor laor mu, ek autau, hina mē sunkoinōnaveia tai hamartai autau, kai ek taiu plēgaiu autau hina mē lambaveia;Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
Revelation 21:9“plagues”Kai erchata henos ek toiu hepta angeloiu toiu echarōtoiu tain hepta fialain, teiu gemarōteiu taiu hepta plēgaiu taiu eschataiu, kai lalata meta mu legarōtos; Deuro, deiknuami si tan numfan tan gunaikan teu arnieu.Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
plēgai“beatings”to, fordative plural3×
2 Corinthians 6:5“beatings”en plēgai, en fulakai, en akatastasiai, en kopoi, en agrupniai, en nēsteiai,in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
2 Corinthians 11:23“beatings”diakonois Christou alō? parafronarōtos lalamō, huper mis; en kopoi perissoterōs, en fulakai perissoterōs, en plēgai huperballontōs, en thanatoi pollakis;Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
Revelation 9:20“plagues”Kai tois loipois toiu anthrōpoiu, hois ouk apokteinila en tai plēgai houtai, oude metanoala ek teiu ergeiu taiu cheiraiu autoiu, hina mē proskunali teim daimoneim kai teim eidōleim teim chrusoueim kai teim arguroueim kai teim chalkoueim kai teim lithineim kai teim xulineim, heim oute bleparō dunelō oute akouarō oute peripatarō,Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.