Words the Bible translates as illness
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- astheneiaἀσθένειαweakness: a lack of strength, whether in a sick or failing body, in the frailty of human life, or in a position of no power
- nososνόσοςdisease: a bodily illness that has settled on a person and calls for healing
- devayדְּוַיillnessnot studied yet
- shaḥephetשַׁחֶפֶתillnessnot studied yet
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