TBESG · G4723
στεῖρα · steira · barren
στεῖρος, -ον also -α, -ον, [in LXX for עָקָר ;] barren: of a woman, Luk.1:7, 36 23:29, Gal.4:27" (LXX) .† (AS)
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steira G4723
στεῖρα (steira) means “barren” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
στεῖρα Greek · G4723 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: sti'-ros Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
barren.
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How translators render G4723
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| barren | 2 |
| barren women | 1 |
| o barren woman | 1 |
| was barren | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| barren | 3 |
| the barren | 1 |
Verses containing G4723
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Luke 1:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Read word by word - Luke 1:36
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
Read word by word - Luke 23:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
Read word by word - Galatians 4:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
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