Iama ἴαμα

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Iama
ἴαμα
Transliterationiama
Strong's numberG2386
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glosshealing
Occurrences3 in 3 verses

Iama (Greek ἴαμα, Strong's G2386) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “healing”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἴαμα, -τος, τό
(ἰάομαι), [in LXX for מַרְפֵּא (2Ch.36:16, Ecc.10:4, Jer.33:6, etc. ;]
1. most frequently in cl., a means of healing, remedy (Thuc., al.; Wis.11:4 10:9).
2. = ἴασις (which see), a healing (Plat.; Jer, l.with): pl., 1Co.12:9 12:28 12:30.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVhealing (2), healings (1)
BSBhealing (3)

Verses

Every verse with Iama, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Corinthians

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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