δυσεντερία

dysenteria · dysentery

Greek word · Strong’s number G1420 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

dysenteria (δυσεντερία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dysentery”.

An illness of the bowels with fever.

How to say it

dy·sen·te·ri·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

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Where it appears

  • Acts 28:8

    And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed, afflicted with fevers and dysentery; Paul went in to him and, praying, laid his hands on him and healed him.