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G2386 ἴαμα (íama)
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Quick Definition

ἴαμα, ατος, τό n.n. healing, curing

Strong's Definition

from 2390; a cure (the effect)

KJV Usage: healing

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, n. | -τος | ἰάομαι

23.138 · Physiological Processes and States · Health, Vigor, Strength

the power to heal, the capacity to heal (derivative of ἰάομαι[a] ‘to cause to be well again, to heal,’ 23.136) the capacity to cause someone to become healed or cured In some languages it may be difficult to speak of ‘giving the power to heal.’ A more natural form of expression is ‘cause to be able to heal.’

1CO 12:9 · 1CO 12:28 · 1CO 12:30

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἴαμα, -ros, τό, (ἰάομαι) ; 1. a means of healing, remedy, medicine; (Sap. xi. 4; xvi. 9; Hdt. 3, 130; Thue. 2,51; Polyb. 7, 14, 2; Plut., Leian., al.). 2. a healing: plur., 1 Co. xii. 9, 28, 30; (Jer. xl. (xxxiii.) 6, ete. ; Plat. lege. 7 p. 790 d.).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἴαμα iama 3x

healing, cure, 1 Cor. 12:9, 28, 30*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἴαμα, -τος, τό

(< ἰάομαι), [in LXX for מַרְפֵּא (II Ch 36:16, Ec 10:4, Je 40 (33):6), etc.;]

most freq. in cl., a means of healing, remedy (Thuc., al.; Wi 11:4 10:9).

= ἴασις (q.v.), a healing (Plat.; Je 40 (33):6): pl., I Co 12:9, 28, 30.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἴαμα. Syll 802 (iii/B.c.) ᾿Ιάϊματα τοῦ ᾿Απόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ ᾿Ασκλαπίου-- τς heading of a list of cures worked in the Asclepieum at Epidaurus: cf. 24.24%. See also the sepulchral epitaph Xazbe/ 31413f (Smyrna)—adX’ ὃ ταλαίφρων γεννήσας εἰάσατό μου νόσον αἰνήν, τοῦτο δοκῶν ὅτι μοῖραν ἐμὴν εἰάμασι σώσει.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἴαμα (iama) — healing. ἴᾱμα, Ionic dialect ἴημα, ατος, τό, (ἰάομαι) remedy, medicine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στεναγμοί, τῶν πόνων ἰάματα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. ={ἴασις}, ἰάματα τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τοῦ Ἀσκλαπιοῦ [NT]

II.2. soothing, pacification, [LXX]

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