Strong's Lexicon
dusenterion: Dysentery
Original Word:δυσεντερίον
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:dusenterion
Pronunciation:doo-sen-ter'-ee-on
Phonetic Spelling:(doos-en-ter-ee'-ah)
Definition:Dysentery
Meaning:dysentery.
Word Origin:Derived from Greek roots "δυς" (dus), meaning "bad" or "difficult," and "ἔντερον" (enteron), meaning "intestine."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "dusenterion" in the Old Testament, as the term is specific to the Greek language and the medical understanding of the time.
Usage:The term "dusenterion" refers to a severe intestinal disease characterized by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon, leading to severe diarrhea with blood. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe a specific illness affecting an individual.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient world, dysentery was a common and often deadly disease due to the lack of modern sanitation and medical knowledge. It was typically caused by infections from bacteria, viruses, or parasites, often spread through contaminated food or water. The condition was well-known in the Greco-Roman world, and its symptoms were documented by ancient physicians like Hippocrates and Galen.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
dus- and enteron (intestine)
Definitiondysentery
NASB Translationdysentery (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1420: δυσεντερίᾳδυσεντερίᾳ,
δυσεντεριας,
ἡ (
ἔντερον, intestine),
dysentery (Latin
tormina intestinorum, bowel-complaint):
Acts 28:8RG; see the following word. (
Hippocrates and medical writers;
Herodotus,
Plato,
Aristotle,
Polybius, others.)
STRONGS NT 1420: δυσεντέριονδυσεντέριον,δυσεντεριου,τό, a later form forδυσεντερίᾳ, which see:Acts 28:8 LTTrWH. Cf.Lob. ad Phryn., p. 518.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dysenteryFromdus- and a comparative ofentos (meaning a bowel); a "dysentery" -- bloody flux.
see GREEKdus-
see GREEKentos
Forms and Transliterations
δυσεντερία δυσεντεριω δυσεντερίῳ dusenterio dusenteriō dysenterio dysenteriō dysenteríoi dysenteríōiLinks
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