King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1044
Transliteration: gangraina
Phonetic Spelling: (gang'-grahee-nah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a gangrene, an eating sore
Meaning: a gangrene, an eating sore
γάγγραινα, γαγγραινης, ἡ (γράω or γραίνω to gnaw, eat), a gangrene, a disease by which any part of the body suffering from inflammation becomes so corrupted that, unless a remedy be seasonably applied, the evil continually spreads, attacks other parts, and at last eats away the bones: 2 Timothy 2:17 (where cf. Ellicott). (Medical writings (cf. Wetstein (1752) at the passage cited); Plutarch, diser. am. et adulat. c. 36.)
Word Summary
gangraina: a gangrene, an eating sore
Original Word: γάγγραιναTransliteration: gangraina
Phonetic Spelling: (gang'-grahee-nah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a gangrene, an eating sore
Meaning: a gangrene, an eating sore
Strong's Concordance
canker. From graino (to gnaw); an ulcer ("gangrene") -- canker.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1044: γάγγραιναγάγγραινα, γαγγραινης, ἡ (γράω or γραίνω to gnaw, eat), a gangrene, a disease by which any part of the body suffering from inflammation becomes so corrupted that, unless a remedy be seasonably applied, the evil continually spreads, attacks other parts, and at last eats away the bones: 2 Timothy 2:17 (where cf. Ellicott). (Medical writings (cf. Wetstein (1752) at the passage cited); Plutarch, diser. am. et adulat. c. 36.)