Strong's Lexicon
therapeuó: To heal, cure, restore to health
Original Word:θεραπεύω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:therapeuó
Pronunciation:ther-ap-yoo'-o
Phonetic Spelling:(ther-ap-yoo'-o)
Definition:To heal, cure, restore to health
Meaning:I care for, attend, serve, treat, especially of a physician; hence: I heal.
Word Origin:Derived from a primary word "therapōn" (an attendant, servant)
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with healing is רָפָא (rapha, Strong's H7495), which also means to heal or restore.
Usage:The Greek verb "therapeuó" primarily means to heal or cure, often used in the context of physical healing. It can also imply serving or attending to someone, reflecting a broader sense of care and restoration. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to describe the miraculous healings performed by Jesus and His disciples, emphasizing divine intervention and compassion.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, healing was often associated with religious practices and deities, such as Asclepius, the god of medicine. However, the New Testament presents Jesus as the ultimate healer, whose authority over sickness and disease demonstrates His divine nature and the inbreaking of God's kingdom. Healing was a sign of the Messiah's arrival and a foretaste of the complete restoration promised in the eschaton.
HELPS Word-studies
2323therapeúō – properly,heal, reversing a physical condition to restore a person having an illness (disease, infirmity).
[2323 (therapeúō), the root of "therapy" and "therapeutic," usually involvesnatural elements in the process of healing.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
therapónDefinitionto serve, cure
NASB Translationcure (1), cured (4), get healed (1), getting cured (1), heal (9), healed (21), healing (5), served (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2323: θεραπεύωθεραπεύω; imperfect
ἐθεράπευον; future
θερπεύσω; 1 aorist
ἐθεράπευσα; passive, present
θεραπεύομαι; imperfect
ἐθεραπευομην; perfect participle
τεθεραπευμενος; 1 aorist
ἐθεραπευθην; (
θέραψ, equivalent to
θεράπων); from
Homer down;
1.to serve, do service:τινα, to one; passive,θεραπεύεταιὑπότίνος,Acts 17:25.
2.to heal, cure, restore to health:Matthew 12:10;Mark 6:5;Luke 6:7;Luke 9:6;Luke 13:14;Luke 14:3;τινα,Matthew 4:24;Matthew 8:7, 16, etc.;Mark 1:34;Mark 3:10;Luke 4:23;Luke 10:9; passive,John 5:10;Acts 4:14;Acts 5:16, etc.;τιναἀπότίνος, to cure one of any disease,Luke 7:21; passive,Luke 5:15;Luke 8:2;θεραπεύειννόσους,μαλακίαν:Matthew 4:23;Matthew 9:35;Matthew 10:1;Mark 3:15 (RGL,Tr marginal reading in brackets);Luke 9:1; a wound, passive,Revelation 13:3, 12.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cure, heal, worship.
From the same astherapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. (figuratively) to adore (God), or (specially) to relieve (of disease) -- cure, heal, worship.
see GREEKtherapon
Forms and Transliterations
εθεραπευεν εθεράπευεν ἐθεράπευεν εθεραπεύετο εθεραπευθη εθεραπεύθη ἐθεραπεύθη εθεραπευθησαν εθεραπεύθησαν ἐθεραπεύθησαν εθεραπευον εθεράπευον ἐθεράπευον εθεραπευοντο εθεραπεύοντο ἐθεραπεύοντο εθεράπευσε εθεραπευσεν εθεράπευσεν ἐθεράπευσεν θεραπευει θεραπεύει θεραπευειν θεραπεύειν θεραπευεσθαι θεραπεύεσθαι θεραπευεσθε θεραπεύεσθε θεραπευεται θεραπεύεται θεραπευετε θεραπεύετε θεραπευθηναι θεραπευθήναι θεραπευθῆναι θεραπευοντες θεραπεύοντες θεράπευοντι θεραπεύουσι θεραπεῦσαι θεραπευσει θεραπεύσει θεραπευσον θεράπευσον θεραπεύσουσι θεραπευσω θεραπεύσω θεραπευων θεραπεύων τεθεραπευμεναι τεθεραπευμέναι τεθεραπευμενον τεθεραπευμένον τεθεραπευμενω τεθεραπευμένω τεθεραπευμένῳ etherapeuen etherápeuen etherapeuon etherápeuon etherapeuonto etherapeúonto etherapeusen etherápeusen etherapeuthe etherapeuthē etherapeúthe etherapeúthē etherapeuthesan etherapeuthēsan etherapeúthesan etherapeúthēsan tetherapeumenai tetherapeuménai tetherapeumeno tetherapeumenō tetherapeuménoi tetherapeuménōi tetherapeumenon tetherapeuménon therapeuei therapeúei therapeuein therapeúein therapeuesthai therapeúesthai therapeuesthe therapeúesthe therapeuetai therapeúetai therapeuete therapeúete therapeuon therapeuōn therapeúon therapeúōn therapeuontes therapeúontes therapeusai therapeûsai therapeusei therapeúsei therapeuso therapeusō therapeúso therapeúsō therapeuson therápeuson therapeuthenai therapeuthênai therapeuthēnai therapeuthē̂nai
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