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Lexicon :: Strong's G2976 - lazaros

Aa
Λάζαρος
Transliteration
lazaros (Key)
Pronunciation
lad'-zar-os
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Hebrew origin אֶלְעָזָר (H499)
mGNT
15x in 3 unique form(s) TR
15x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Λάζαρος Lázaros, lad'-zar-os; probably of Hebrew origin (H499); Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary):—Lazarus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2976 in the following manner: Lazarus (11x), Lazarus (the poor man) (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G2976 in the following manner: Lazarus (11x), Lazarus (the poor man) (4x).

  1. Lazarus = "whom God helps" (a form of the Hebrew name Eleazar)

    1. an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him

    2. a very poor and wretched person to whom Jesus referred to in Luke 16:20-25

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Λάζαρος Lázaros, lad'-zar-os; probably of Hebrew origin (H499); Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary):—Lazarus.
STRONGS G2976:
Λάζαρος, Λαζαρου, ὁ (rabb. לַעְזָר, apparently the same as אֶלְעָזָר, whom God helps (cf. Philo, quis haeres § 12); according to others, equivalent to עֶזֶר לֹא, without help), Lazarus;
1. an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him: John 11:1ff, John 11:43; John 12:1f,9f,17.
2. an imaginary person, extremely poor and wretched: Luke 16:20, 23-25.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
16; 16:20
John
11:1; 11:43; 12:1; 12:9; 12:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2976 matches the Greek Λάζαρος (lazaros),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - “And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:23 - “In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise).

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - “And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 -

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from [fn]Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:2 - It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:5 - Now Jesus loved and was concerned about Martha and her sister and Lazarus [and considered them dear friends].

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:11 - He said this, and after that said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:14 - So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:43 - When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:1 -

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom He had raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:2 - So they gave a supper for Him there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:9 -

A large crowd of Jews learned that He was there [at Bethany]; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10 - So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17 - So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about Him.
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