Quick Definition
πληγή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a blow, stripe, wound
Strong's Definition
from 4141; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity
KJV Usage: plague, stripe, wound(-ed)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς | πλήσσω
19.1 · Physical Impact · Hit, Strike
to hit, to strike, to beat to strike or hit an object, one or more times One may also render this expression in LUK 12:48 as ‘does something for which he should be beaten.’
20.29 · Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill · Harm, Wound
wound the condition resulting from being severely hurt or wounded
23.158 · Physiological Processes and States · Sickness, Disease, Weakness
plague, pestilence a widespread contagious disease, often associated with divine retribution It is also possible to interpret πληγή in REV 11:6 as being somewhat more generic in meaning, that is to say, trouble or distress causing widespread suffering (see 22.13).
22.13 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Trouble, Hardship, Distress
plague, great suffering, distress (a figurative extension of meaning of πληγή[c] ‘plague,’ 23.158) a type of trouble or distress causing widespread and/or intense suffering One may also render REV 18:4 as ‘so that you will not suffer as she is going to suffer.’
REV 9:18 · REV 9:20 · REV 11:6 · REV 15:1 · REV 15:6 · REV 15:8 · REV 16:9 · REV 16:21 · REV 16:21 · REV 18:4 · REV 18:8 · REV 21:9 · REV 22:18
1 These expressions for wound normally do not imply a mortal wound. It is possible, however, to speak of a mortal wound by the phrase ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου as in REV 13:3, REV 13:12.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πληγή, -ῆς, ἧ, (πλήσσω), fr. Hom. down; Sept. chiefly for 137, also for 7539 ; 1. a blow, stripe: plur., Lk. x. 30; xii. 48; Acts xvi. 23,33; 2 Co. vi.5; xi. 23; a wound: ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου, deadly wound [R. V. death-stroke], Rey. xiii. 3, 12; τῆς μαχαίρας, wound made by a sword [sword-stroke], Rey. xiii. 14. [On its idiomatic omission (Lk. xii. 47, ete.) ef. Β. 82 (13); W. § 64, 4.] ὩΣ a public calamity, heavy affliction, [ οἵ. Eng. plague], (now tormenting now destroying the bodies of men, and sent by God as a punishment) : Rev. ix. 18 [Ree. om.], 20; xi. 6; xv. 1, 6, 8; xvi. 9,[21]; xviii. 4,85 xxi.9; xxii. 18. [Cf. md. Διός, Soph. Aj. 137 (cf. 279); al.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πληγή plēgē 22x
a blow, stroke, stripe, Lk. 10:30; 12:48; meton. a wound, Acts 16:33; Rev. 13:3, 12, 14; from the Hebrew, a plague, affliction, calamity, Rev. 9:20; 11:6
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πληγή, ῆς, ἡ
(< πλήσσω), [in LXX chiefly for מַכָּה, also for מַגֶּפָה etc.;]
a blow, stripe, wound: pl., Lk 10:30 12:48, Ac 16:23, 33, II Co 6:5 11:23; ἡ π. τ. θανάτου (RV, death-stroke), Re 13:3, 12; τ. μαχαίρας, Re 13:14.
Metaph., a calamity, plague: Re 9:18, 20 11:6 15:1, 6, 8 16:9, 21 18:4, 8 21:9 22:18.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πληγή, “blow ’’: cf. Chrest. IL. 69 (B.C. 246) πληγάς μοι ἐνέβαλεν, P Tebt I. 4419 (B.c. 114) ἔδωκεν πληγὰς πλείους ἧι [εἸῖχεν ῥάβδωι, P Fay 1217 (c. π.6. 103) ἤγαγον μεθ᾽ ὕβρεως καὶ πληγῶν, ‘they dragged me away with insults and blows,’’ and P Tebt 11. 33129 (c. A.b. 131) ἐϊπήνεγκά[ν μο]ι πληγὰς εἰς πᾶν μέλ[ο]ς το[ῦ σ]ώματος. Add from the law of astynomy at Pergamum, carved on stone in the time of Trajan, OG/S 483177, αὐτὸς μαστιγούσθω ἐν τῶι κύφωνι (‘‘ the pillory’’) πληγαῖς πεντήκοντα, and see also Sy// 737 (=* 1109)** (A.p. 178) ἐὰν δέ τις ἄχρι πληγῶν ἔλθῃ, ἀπογραφέστω ὁ πληγεὶς πρὸς τὸν ἱερέα ἢ τὸν ἀνθιερέα. For the ellipsis οἵ πληγάς in Lk 1247, 2 Cor 11%, cf. Herodas IIT. 77, V. 33 (with Headlam’s notes).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πληγή (plēgē) — plague/blow/wound. πληγ-ή, Doric dialect πλᾱγά, ἡ, (πλήσσω) blow, stroke, πεπληγὼν πληγῇσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently joined with Verbs of cognate signification, πέπληγμαι καιρίαν πληγήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύπτεσθαι τῇ δημοσίᾳ μάστιγι ν πληγάς Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] is frequently omitted, τρίτην ἐπενδίδωμι [NT+5th c.BC+]; καιρίῃ (i.e. πληγῇ) τετύφθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐμβαλεῖν, ἐντείνειν τινί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληγαῖς ζημιοῦν, κολάζειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληγῆς ἄρχειν strike the first blow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς π. στέγειν, of the shell of a tortoise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. stroke by lightning, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλαγαὶ σιδάρου strokes of axe or sword, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στέρνων πλαγαί beating of breasts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῶν ὀδόντων strokes from boars' tusks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spearing of fish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of pig-sticking, οἱ κάπροι οἱ πρὸς τὴν π... ὠθούμενοι [Refs]: in singular, fight with clubs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. stroke or impression on the ears or eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. impact of bodies, atoms, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
5. beat of the pulse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
6. metaphorically, blow, stroke of calamity, especially in war, ἐν μιᾷ π. κατέφθαρται.. ὄλβος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. Διός α heaven-sent plague, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ 'κ θεοῦ π. τις ἥκει[Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the ten plagues of Egypt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]