"ill, sick, an invalid, Mt. 14:14; Mk. 6:5, 13; 16:18; 1 Cor. 11:30"
Definition and meaning
ill, sick, an invalid, Mt. 14:14; Mk. 6:5, 13; 16:18; 1 Cor. 11:30
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄρρωστος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of arrostos (G732) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
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Common questions
Strong's G732 (arrostos) is a Greek word that means: ill, sick, an invalid, Mt. 14:14; Mk. 6:5, 13; 16:18; 1 Cor. 11:30 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word arrostos (G732) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G732 is arrostos, a Greek word defined as: ill, sick, an invalid, Mt. 14:14; Mk. 6:5, 13; 16:18; 1 Cor. 11:30. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
arrostos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.