hygiainō · be in good health

What it means

hygiainō (ὑγιαίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be in good health”.

To be healthy, sound.

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 be well in body.
2. To be right in faith or teaching.

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

How it is translated

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

• sound ×9
• good health ×2
• Those who are well ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• 1 Timothy×2
• 2 Timothy×2
• Titus×4
• 3 John×1

• Luke 5:31

  And Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick.

• Luke 7:10

  And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

• Luke 15:27

  And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’

• 1 Timothy 1:10

  the sexually immoral, men who lie with males, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching,

• 1 Timothy 6:3

  If anyone teaches other doctrines and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus the Messiah and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

• 2 Timothy 1:13

  Hold to the pattern of sound words that you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in the Messiah Jesus.

• 2 Timothy 4:3

  For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound teaching, but with itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers according to their own desires,

• Titus 1:9

  holding fast to the trustworthy word that accords with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

• Titus 1:13

  This testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

• Titus 2:1

  But you, speak what is fitting for sound teaching.

• Titus 2:2

  Older men are to be sober, honorable, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in endurance.

• 3 John 1:2

  Beloved, I pray that in all things you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.