ἰατρός
iatros
“physician”
Definition
a physician
from G2390 (ἰάομαι);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἰατρός appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
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