στείρος
steiros · barren
Greek word · Strong’s number G4723 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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steiros (στείρος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “barren”.
A woman unable to have children.
How to say it
stei·ros
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
- Unable to have children.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
- Luke 1:36
And look, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
- Luke 23:29
for look, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Happy are the barren and the wombs that did not bear, and the breasts that did not nurse!’
- Galatians 4:27
For it is written: Rejoice, barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; because many are the children of the desolate one, more than of her who has a husband.