"physician, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:26; Lk. 4:23; 5:31; 8:43; Col. 4:14*"
Definition and meaning
physician, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:26; Lk. 4:23; 5:31; 8:43; Col. 4:14*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἰατρός
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 iatros (G2395) across the King James Bible.
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
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Common questions
Strong's G2395 (iatros) is a Greek word that means: physician, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:26; Lk. 4:23; 5:31; 8:43; Col. 4:14* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word iatros (G2395) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2395 is iatros, a Greek word defined as: physician, Mt. 9:12; Mk. 2:17; 5:26; Lk. 4:23; 5:31; 8:43; Col. 4:14*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
iatros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.