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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4723 - στείρος

Transliteration

steíros

Phonetics

sti'-ros

Root Word (Etymology)

a contraction from (G4731) (as stiff and unnatural)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

hard, stiff
1. of men and animals
barren
1. of woman who does not conceive

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 6113 ‑ עָצַר (aw‑tsar'); 6135 ‑ עָקָר (aw‑kawr');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (4)

Luke 3

Galatians 1

NAS (5)

Luke 3

Galatians 2

HCS (5)

Luke 3

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

BSB (5)

Luke 3

Galatians 1

Hebrews 1

ESV (4)

Luke 3

Galatians 1

WEB (4)

Luke 3

Galatians 1

KJV (4)

barren 4

NAS (5)

BARREN 1

WOMAN 1

barren 3

HCS (5)

women without children 1

childless 2

could not conceive 1

when she was unable to have children 1

BSB (5)

[O] barren woman 1

barren 2

barren [women] 1

was barren 1

ESV (4)

barren 3

barren one 1

WEB (4)

are the barren 1

barren 2

you barren 1

RAH

N-ASF 3

N-NSF 11

ANT

A-NPF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NSF 2

BEZ

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

BGB

Adj-NFP 1

Adj-NFS 2

N-DFS 1

N-VFS 1

BMT

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

BYZ

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

ELZ

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

NA26

A-DSF 1

A-NPF 1

A-NSF 2

A-VSF 1

SBL

A-DSF 1

A-NPF 1

A-NSF 1

A-VSF 1

SCV

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

STV

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

TIS

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 1

N-VSF 1

N-DSF 1

N-NPF 1

N-NSF 2

N-VSF 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

στεῖρος, ον

E. Andr. 711, barren, of females, ἣ στεῖρος (v.l. for στερρὸς (B)) οὖσα μόσχος E. l.c.; εὐνούχους στείρους Man. 1.125 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

στεῖρος , -ον ,

also -α , -ον ,

[in LXX for H6135;]

barren: of a woman, Luke 1:7; Luke 1:36; Luke 23:29, Galatians 4:27 (LXX).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";advise,"; ";counsel,"; (1) act. : cf. BGU IV. 1097.8 (Claudius/Nero) (as amended Berichtigungen, p. 97) οὐ καλῶς ἐπο [ί ]ησα ̣ς συνβουλεύσας αὐτῶι στρατ ̣ε ̣υ ̣σασ ̣θ ̣αι, P Oxy XIV. 1762.11 (ii/iii A.D.) ἵ ]να αὐτῷ τούτων συμβου [λε ]υ ̣σῃς : cf. the pass, in ib. I. 118.3 (late iii/A.D.) συμβουλευθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀξιολογωτάτου Ἀμμωνίωνος.

(2) mid. : P Petr II. 13 (6).13 (B.C. 258–3) (as amended III. p. 110) ὡς ἂν σ ̣[υ ]νβουλευσαμένωι φα [ίνηται, ";as it shall appear to you after you have considered the matter,"; OGIS 441.19 (B.C. 81) Λεύκιος. [ . Σύλλας Ἐπαφρόδιτος δικτ ]άτωρ συγκλήτωι συ [νεβουλεύσατο πρὸ ἡμερῶν ἕξ ], and see Herwerden Lex. s.v.

List of Word Forms

στειρα στείρα στείρᾳ στεῖρα στειραι στείραι στεῖραι στείραν στελέχη στέλεχος στελέχους στελέχων στερεώνται steira steîra steirai steírāi steîrai