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Lexicon :: Strong's G4723 - steira

Aa
στεῖρα
Transliteration
steira (Key)
Pronunciation
sti'-ros
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A contraction from στερεός (G4731) (as stiff and unnatural)
mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†στείρος steíros, sti'-ros; a contraction from G4731 (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile":—barren.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4723 in the following manner: barren (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4723 in the following manner: barren (4x).

  1. hard, stiff

    1. of men and animals

  2. barren

    1. of woman who does not conceive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†στείρος steíros, sti'-ros; a contraction from G4731 (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile":—barren.
STRONGS G4723:
στεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luke 1:7, 36; Luke 23:29; Galatians 4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for עָקָר עֲקָרָה.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:7; 1:36; 23:29
Galatians
4:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4723 matches the Greek στεῖρα (steira),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:7 - And yet they had G1510 no G3756 child G5043, because G2530 Elizabeth G1665 was infertile G4723, and they were both G297 advanced G4260 in [fn]years G2250.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:36 - “And behold G2400, even G2532 your relative G6080 Elizabeth G1665 herself G846 has conceived G4815 a son G5207 in her old G1094 age G1094, and [fn]she who was called G2564 infertile G4723 is now G3778 in her sixth G1623 month G3376.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:29 - “For behold G2400, days G2250 are coming G2064 when G1722 G3739 they will say G3004, ‘Blessed G3107 are those G3588 who cannot G4723 bear G4723, and the wombs G2836 that have not given G1080 birth G1080, and the breasts G3149 that have not nursed G5142.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 - For it is written G1125:

“REJOICE G2165, INFERTILE G4723 ONE, YOU WHO DO NOT GIVE G5088 BIRTH G5088;

BREAK G4486 FORTH G4486 AND SHOUT G994, YOU WHO ARE G5605 NOT IN G5605 LABOR G5605;

FOR THE CHILDREN G5043 OF THE DESOLATE G2048 ONE ARE MORE G4183 NUMEROUS G4183

THAN G2228 THOSE OF THE ONE WHO HAS G2192 A HUSBAND G435.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:11 - By faith G4102 even G2532 Sarah G4564 herself G846 received G2983 [fn]ability G1411 to conceive G2602 G4690, even G2532 beyond G3844 the proper G2540 time G2540 of life G2244, since G1893 she considered G2233 Him faithful G4103 who had promised G1861.
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