iaomai · heal

What it means

iaomai (ἰάομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “heal”.

Cure.

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 body to health; also to heal a people's heart.

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

How it is translated

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

• healed ×11
• heal ×6
• be healed ×5
• healing ×3
• heals ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×1
• Luke×11
• John×3
• Acts×4
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 8:8

  And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say a word, and my servant will be healed.

• Matthew 8:13

  And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And the servant was healed in that hour.

• Matthew 13:15

  For the heart of this people has grown dull, and with their ears they have heard with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes, so that they do not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.’

• Matthew 15:28

  Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

• Mark 5:29

  And at once the source of her bleeding dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

• Luke 5:17

  And it happened, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting there Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him for him to heal.

• 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 6:19

  And all the crowd were trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing all.

• Luke 7:7

  That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you; but say a word, and let my servant be healed.

• Luke 8:47

  And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she had been healed immediately.

• Luke 9:2

  And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

• Luke 9:11

  But the crowds, learning of it, followed him; and welcoming them, he was speaking to them about the kingdom of God, and those who had need of healing he was healing.

• Luke 9:42

  And while he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

• Luke 14:4

  But they kept silent. And taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.

• Luke 17:15

  And one of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice;

• Luke 22:51

  But Jesus answered and said, “Leave off; enough of this!” And touching the ear, he healed him.

• John 4:47

  When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

• John 5:13

  But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, there being a crowd in the place.

• John 12:40

  “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they may not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.”

• Acts 9:34

  And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Messiah heals you; get up and make your bed.” And at once he got up.

• Acts 10:38

  Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

• 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.

• Acts 28:27

  For the heart of this people has grown dull, and with their ears they have heard with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes, so that they do not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.”’

• Hebrews 12:13

  and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

• James 5:16

  So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The supplication of a righteous person is very powerful in its working.

• 1 Peter 2:24

  who himself bore our sins in his body on the wooden beam, so that having died to sins we might live to righteousness; by whose wound you were healed.