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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dropsy:

mentioned only in Luk 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Dropsy:

drop'-si (hudropikos, "a man afflicted with hudrops or dropsy"): Both forms of this disease occur in Palestine, that in which the limbs and body are distended with water called anasarca, depending generally on cardiac or renal disease, and the form confined to the abdomen, usually the result of liver infection. The latter is the commoner, as liver disease is a frequent result of recurrent attacks of malarial fever. The man was evidently able to move about, as he had entered into the Pharisee's house (Lu 14:2).

King James Dictionary

Dropsy: An Illness.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the DROPSY. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? (Luke 14:1-3)

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g5203 Greek: hudropikos

Dropsy:

"dropsical, suffering from dropsy" (hudrops, "dropsy"), is found in Luk 14:2, the only instance recorded of the healing of this disease by the Lord.

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