GreekG4446Noun (Masculine)

πυρετός

puretos

6Occurrences
G4446Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

inflamed, i.e. (by implication) feverish (as noun, fever)

from G4445 (πυρέσσω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a fever: ,; π. μέγας, a high fever: (on the technical phrase here, see MM, xxii).
LXX: (קַדַּחַת) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

πυρετός appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
2
Acts
1
John
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 28:8BSB

The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

John 4:52BSB

So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

Luke 4:38BSB

After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

Luke 4:39BSB

and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

Matthew 8:15BSB

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.

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