therapeuō · heal

What it means

therapeuō (θεραπεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “heal”.

Cure; also serve, care for.

How to say it

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.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To restore the sick to health, often with a word or a touch.
2. To attend to someone carefully, as one rendering a service.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• healed ×16
• he healed ×8
• heal ×8
• healing ×4
• cure ×3
• be cured ×1
• curing people ×1
• had cured her ×1
• he served ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×16
• Mark×5
• Luke×14
• John×1
• Acts×5
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 4:23

  And he went around in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

• Matthew 4:24

  And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them.

• Matthew 8:7

  And he says to him, “I will come and heal him.”

• Matthew 8:16

  When evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill,

• Matthew 9:35

  And Jesus went around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.

• Matthew 10:1

  And calling to himself his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to drive them out and to heal every disease and every sickness.

• Matthew 10:8

  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Freely you received; freely give.

• Matthew 12:10

  And look, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.

• Matthew 12:15

  But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,

• Matthew 12:22

  Then a man possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.

• Matthew 14:14

  And going ashore, he saw a large crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick.

• Matthew 15:30

  And many crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, maimed, and many others, and they set them at his feet; and he healed them,

• Matthew 17:16

  And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.”

• Matthew 17:18

  And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

• Matthew 19:2

  And many crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

• Matthew 21:14

  And the blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

• Mark 1:34

  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew him.

• Mark 3:2

  And they were watching him to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

• Mark 3:10

  for he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing upon him to touch him.

• Mark 6:5

  And he could not do any miracle there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

• Mark 6:13

  And they were driving out many demons, and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

• Luke 4:23

  And he said to them, “Surely you will tell me this proverb: Physician, heal yourself; all that we heard was done in Capernaum, do here also, in your hometown.”

• Luke 4:40

  Now as the sun was setting, all who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on each one of them, was healing them.

• Luke 5:15

  But the word about him was spreading even more, and great crowds were gathering to hear and to be healed of their illnesses.

• Luke 6:7

  And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a way to accuse him.

• Luke 6:18

  who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were being healed.

• Luke 7:21

  In that hour he healed many of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many blind people he granted sight.

• Luke 8:2

  and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

• Luke 8:43

  And a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on doctors and could not be healed by anyone,

• Luke 9:1

  And having called together the Twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases.

• Luke 9:6

  And going out, they went through the villages proclaiming the good news and curing people everywhere.

• Luke 10:9

  and cure the sick in it, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

• Luke 13:14

  But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

• Luke 14:3

  And Jesus answered and spoke to the experts in the law and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath or not?”

• John 5:10

  So the Jews were saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to pick up your mat.”

• Acts 4:14

  And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

• Acts 5:16

  And the multitude from the cities around Jerusalem also were coming together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who all were being healed.

• Acts 8:7

  For from many of those who had unclean spirits, the spirits were coming out, crying with a loud voice; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

• Acts 17:25

  nor is he served by human hands, as though needing anything, since he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

• Acts 28:9

  And when this had happened, the rest on the island who had diseases also were coming and being healed.

And 3 more times.