GreekG0685Noun (Feminine)

ἀρά

ara

1Occurrences
G0685Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, prayer (as lifted to Heaven), i.e. (by implication) imprecation

probably from G142 (αἴρω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a prayer .
2.(as in Homer) a curse, malediction
LXX: chiefly for אָלָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἀρά appears 1 time in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
1

Key Passages

Romans 3:14BSB

“Their mouths are fullof cursing and bitterness.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.