verb
therapeuamō
Strong’sG2323
I care for, attend, serve, heal
stem therapeu-43 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books22 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
θεραπεύω means, at its root, to serve or attend to someone, and by extension to worship or adore (used of the service done to God) 123. Abbott-Smith notes it takes a person as its object with this meaning, as in the statement that God is not served by human hands 1. Strong's likewise gives "worship" alongside this basic sense of waiting on someone in a menial capacity 2. LSJ's fuller record of the word in Greek literature generally shows the same range of service — attending, waiting on a master, doing honor to parents, or paying court to someone — though most of that broader usage is not the sense the New Testament itself draws on 3.
θεραπεύω also has a distinct, more specific medical sense: to treat, cure, or heal disease or illness 1234. In this use it takes a sick person, or the sickness itself, as its object, and describes the act of healing that a physician (or, in the New Testament's use, Jesus) performs 1. LSJ confirms that "treat medically" was an established use of the word in wider Greek writing as well 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
θεραπεύω,
[in LXX for ישׁב, etc.;]
SYN.: ἰάομαι (v. Field, Notes, 60; MM, Exp., l.c.).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2323 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidther-ap-yoo'-o
to wait upon menially, i.e. (figuratively) to adore (God), or (specially) to relieve (of disease)
Fromfrom the same as G2324;
King Jamescure, heal, worship.
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
later also θᾰρᾰπεύω (which see), future -εύσωRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future -εύσομαιRefs: aorist ἐθεραπευσάμην Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future -ευθήσομαιRefs: future middle in passive sense, Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐθεραπεύθην Refs:—to be an attendant, do service, once in Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, Refs
II do service to the gods, ἀθανάτους, θεοὺς θ., Refs 8th c.BC+; Διόνυσον, Μούσας, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. Φοίβου ναούς serve them, Refs: absolutely, worship, Refs 5th c.BC+; do service or honour to one's parents, Refs 5th c.BC+; serve, wait upon a master, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. τὰς θήκας reverence men's graves, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 in Prose, pay court to, [τινα] Refs 5th c.BC+; in bad sense, flatter, wheedle, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. τὸ πλῆθος, τοὺς πολλούς, Refs 1st c.AD+; conciliate, τινὰ χρημάτων δόσει Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ θεραπεῦον,= οἱ θεραπεύοντες, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. γυναῖκα pay her attention, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τὰς θύρας τινὸς θ. wait at a man's door,Refs 4th c.BC+; αὐλὰς βασιλικὰς θ. Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.3 of things, consult, attend to, τὸ ξυμφέρον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡδονὴν θ. indulge one's love of pleasure, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. τὸ παρόν look to, provide for the present, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, take care that.. , θ. τὸ μὴ θορυβεῖν, μὴ λείπεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. ὡς.. Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.4 θ. τὸ σῶμα take care of one's person, Refs 5th c.BC+; μύροις χαίτην θ. LXX+4th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, θ. κόμην φαίνεσθαι λιπαράν Refs 1st c.AD+
II.5 foster, τὴν ψυχήν, τὴν διάνοιαν, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. κάδεα brood over sorrows, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6 θ. ἡμέρην observe a day, keep it as a feast, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 treat medically, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰς ὑποψίας allayed, Refs 1st c.AD+; δυστυχίαν assuage it, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.8 of animals, train, ἵππους Refs 5th c.BC+
II.9 of land, cultivate, Refs 5th c.BC+; of trees, train, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.10 prepare, dress, food or drugs, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.11 mend garments, Refs 2nd c.AD+
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| therapeuatōθεραπεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | heal | 1× |
| therapeuotōθεραπεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | served | 1× |
| therapeuateἐθεράπευεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 1× |
| therapeualeἐθεράπευον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | healed | 1× |
| therapeuoleἐθεραπεύοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | cured | 3× |
| therapeuamiθεραπεύσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | heal | 1× |
| therapeuatiθεραπεύσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | heal | 1× |
| therapeuataἐθεράπευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 13× |
| therapeuitaἐθεραπεύθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | healed | 3× |
| therapeuilaἐθεραπεύθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | healed | 1× |
| therapeuavōrθεραπεύετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | heal | 2× |
| therapeuovōrθεραπεύεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | healed | 1× |
| therapeuasarθεράπευσον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | heal | 1× |
| therapeuarōθεραπεύειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | heal | 3× |
| therapeuorōθεραπεύεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | healed | 1× |
| therapeuaraθεραπεῦσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | heal | 2× |
| therapeuiraθεραπευθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | healed | 1× |
| therapeuarōntosθεραπεύων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | healing | 2× |
| therapeuarōntoisθεραπεύοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | healing | 1× |
| therapeuorēntonτεθεραπευμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | healed | 1× |
| therapeuorēntoτεθεραπευμένῳ | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular masculine | healed | 1× |
| therapeuorēntaisτεθεραπευμέναι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 26 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuamō | therapeuame | therapeuami1×θεραπεύσω | therapeuama | therapeuamē | therapeuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuasō | therapeuase | therapeuasi | therapeuasa | therapeuasē | therapeuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuatō1×θεραπεύει | therapeuate1×ἐθεράπευεν | therapeuati1×θεραπεύσει | therapeuata13×ἐθεράπευσεν | therapeuatē | therapeuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuanō | therapeuane | therapeuani | therapeuana | therapeuanē | therapeuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuavō | therapeuave | therapeuavi | therapeuava | therapeuavē | therapeuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeualō | therapeuale1×ἐθεράπευον | therapeuali | therapeuala | therapeualē | therapeualelē |
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 | therapeuomō | therapeuome | therapeuomē | therapeuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuosō | therapeuose | therapeuosē | therapeuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuotō1×θεραπεύεται | therapeuote | therapeuotē | therapeuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuonō | therapeuone | therapeuonē | therapeuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuovō | therapeuove | therapeuovē | therapeuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuolō | therapeuole3×ἐθεραπεύοντο | therapeuolē | therapeuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuimi | therapeuima |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuisi | therapeuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuiti | therapeuita3×ἐθεραπεύθη |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuini | therapeuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuivi | therapeuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuili | therapeuila1×ἐθεραπεύθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuameiō | therapeuameia | therapeuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuaseiō | therapeuaseia | therapeuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuateiō | therapeuateia | therapeuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuaneiō | therapeuaneia | therapeuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuaveiō | therapeuaveia | therapeuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeualeiō | therapeualeia | therapeualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuomeiō | therapeuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuoseiō | therapeuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuoteiō | therapeuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuoneiō | therapeuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuoveiō | therapeuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuoleiō | therapeuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuasōr | therapeuasar1×θεράπευσον | therapeuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuatōr | therapeuatar | therapeuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuavōr2×θεραπεύετε | therapeuavar | therapeuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeualōr | therapeualar | therapeualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuosōr | therapeuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuotōr | therapeuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuovōr1×θεραπεύεσθε | therapeuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuolōr | therapeuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuamoiō | therapeuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuasoiō | therapeuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuatoiō | therapeuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuanoiō | therapeuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuavoiō | therapeuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeualoiō | therapeualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therapeuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | therapeuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therapeuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | therapeuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | therapeuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | therapeuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | therapeuarō3×θεραπεύειν | therapeuari | therapeuara2×θεραπεῦσαι | therapeuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | therapeuorō1×θεραπεύεσθαι | therapeuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | therapeuiri | therapeuira1×θεραπευθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | therapeuarōntos3×θεραπεύων | therapeuarintos | therapeuarantos | therapeuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | therapeuorōntos | therapeuorēntos3× | ||
| acted on passive voice | therapeuirintos | therapeuirantos |
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
therapeu 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
43 occurrences, every one of them listed
therapeuatō“heal”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 6:7… tois Farisaiois ei en te sabbate therapeuatō, hina heuriskaleia katēgorarō autou.… closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
therapeuotō“served”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 17:25oude hupo cheiraiu anthrōpinaiu therapeuotō prosdorōntos tineu, autos dōarōntos pantoi zōan …Nor is He served by human hands, as if He …
therapeuate“healed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 4:40… heno hekasto autoiu tain cheirain epititharōntos therapeuate autoin.… His hands on each one, He healed them.
therapeuale“healed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 6:13… kai aleifale elaie polloin arrōstoin kai therapeuale.… also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them …
therapeuole“cured”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 6:18“cured”… kai tois enochlorōntois apo pneumeiu akatharteiu therapeuole;… their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
Acts 5:16… kai ochlorōntoin hupo pneumeiu akatharteiu, hotinois therapeuole hapantois.… spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 28:9… ta nēsa echarōntois astheniain proserchole kai therapeuole,… on the island came and were cured as well.
therapeuami“heal”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 8:7kai legatō auto; Mis ercharantos therapeuami auton.“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
therapeuati“heal”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 3:2kai paratērale auton ei tei sabbatei therapeuati auton, hina katēgoraleia autou.… watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
therapeuata“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular13×
Matthew 4:24… daimonizorōntoin kai selēniazorōntoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.… seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Matthew 8:16… logo, kai pantoin toin kakōs echarōntoin therapeuata;… the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
Matthew 12:15… ekeithen. kai akolouthala auto pollois, kai therapeuata autoin pantoin,… Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Matthew 12:22… auto daimonizorōntos tuflos kai kōfos; kai therapeuata auton, hōste ton kōfon lalarō kai …… was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could …
Matthew 14:14… ochlon, kai splanchnizita epi autoi kai therapeuata toin arrōstoin autoiu.… He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Matthew 15:30… autoin para toin podoin autou, kai therapeuata autoin;… them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 19:2kai akolouthala auto ochlois pollois, kai therapeuata autoin ekei.Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
Matthew 21:14… kai chōlois en te hiere, kai therapeuata autoin.… Him at the temple, and He healed them.
Mark 1:34kai therapeuata polloin kakōs echarōntoin poikilai nosai, kai …And He healed many who were ill with various …
Mark 3:10polloin gar therapeuata, hōste epipiptarō auto hina autou hapteleia …For He had healed so many that all who had …
Mark 6:5“healed”… mē oligoi arrōstoi epititharantos tain cheirain therapeuata;… lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal …
Luke 7:21“cured”en ekeina ta hōra therapeuata polloin apo nosaiu kai mastigaiu kai …At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave …
Luke 13:14… tos archisunagōgos, aganaktarōntos hoti te sabbate therapeuata tos Iēsus, legate to ochlo hoti …… leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six …
therapeuita“healed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 17:18… exerchata apo autou tem daimonem; kai therapeuita tos paidos apo tau hōrau ekeinau.… of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
Revelation 13:3… kai tas plēgas tou thanatou auteu therapeuita. kai thaumazita holas tas gēas opisō …… wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and …
Revelation 13:12… proskunali tem thērem tem prōtem, heu therapeuita tas plēgas tou thanatou auteu.… beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
therapeuila“healed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 8:7… exerchole, pollois de paraluorēntois kai chōlois therapeuila;… of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
therapeuavōr“heal”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 10:8asthenarōntoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekbalavōr; …Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse …
Luke 10:9kai therapeuavōr toin en auta asthenoin, kai legavōr …Heal the sick who are there and …
therapeuovōr“healed”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 13:14… datō ergazorō; en autai oun erchorōntois therapeuovōr kai mē ta hēmera teu sabbateu.… the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on …
therapeuasar“heal”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 4:23… legavi mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana generanteim eis tan …… quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown …
therapeuarō“heal”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive3×
Matthew 10:1… pneumeiu akatharteiu hōste ekbalarō auteim kai therapeuarō pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.… they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Matthew 12:10… auton legarōntois; Ei exestinatō tei sabbatei therapeuarō? hina katēgoraleia autou.… they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Luke 9:1… epi panteim teim daimoneim kai nosain therapeuarō,… over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
therapeuorō“healed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 5:15… kai sunerchole ochlois pollois akouarō kai therapeuorō apo taiu astheniaiu autoiu;… to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
therapeuara“heal”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Matthew 17:16… mathētoi su, kai ouk dunila auton therapeuara.… Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
Luke 14:3… kai Farisaioin legarōntos; Exestinatō te sabbate therapeuara ē ou?… the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
therapeuira“healed”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Luke 8:43“healed”… ton bion ouk ischuata apo oudeneu therapeuira,… years. She had spent all her money on …
therapeuarōntos“healing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 4:23… kērussarōntos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōntos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian en …… the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the …
Matthew 9:35… kērussarōntos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōntos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.… the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
therapeuarōntois“healing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 9:6… dierchole kata tain kōmain euangelizorōntois kai therapeuarōntois pantachou.… to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
therapeuorēnton“healed”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 4:14… anthrōpon bleparōntois sun autoi stēarēnton ton therapeuorēnton oudenem echale antilegara.… seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had …
therapeuorēnto“healed”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular masculine1×
John 5:10legale oun tois Ioudaiois to therapeuorēnto; Sabbatem atō, kai ouk exestinatō si …… to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is …
therapeuorēntais“healed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine1×
Luke 8:2kai gunaikais tinais hais ale therapeuorēntais apo pneumeiu ponēreiu kai astheniaiu, Marias …… as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary …