Lexical Definition
ἀρά ará (ar-ah') curse G:N-F
probably from αἴρω
curse.
- properly, prayer (as lifted to Heaven), i.e. (by implication) imprecation
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀρᾶσ | of cursing | Rom.3.14 |
| αραίσ | curses | LXX.Prov.12.23 |
| his oaths | LXX.Deut.29.12 | |
| αραί | imprecations | LXX.Deut.29.20 |
| αράσ | curse | LXX.Ps.10.7 |
| cursing | LXX.Ps.59.12 | |
| imprecations | LXX.Deut.29.21 • LXX.Deut.29.27 | |
| my oath | LXX.Gen.24.41 | |
| of this imprecation | LXX.Num.5.21 • LXX.Deut.29.19 | |
| these curses | LXX.Deut.30.7 | |
| these imprecations | LXX.Num.5.23 | |
| αράν | a curse | LXX.Num.5.27 • LXX.Jer.42.18 • LXX.Jer.44.22 |
| an oath | LXX.1Kgs.8.31 • LXX.2Chr.6.22 | |
| my oath | LXX.Ezek.17.16 | |
| this oath | LXX.Deut.29.14 • LXX.Ezek.16.59 | |
| αρά | a curse | LXX.Num.5.21 • LXX.Neh.10.29 • LXX.Isa.28.8 |
| an oath | LXX.Gen.26.28 • LXX.Ezek.17.13 | |
| curse | LXX.Isa.24.6 • LXX.Hos.4.2 | |
| oath | LXX.Prov.26.2 | |
| άρα | curse | LXX.Zech.5.3 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀρά, -ᾶς, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for אלה];
1. a prayer (MM, s.v.).
2. (as in Homer) a curse, malediction: Ro 3:14(LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Romans | 3:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀρά,
Ionic dialect ἀρή, ἡ, prayer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀρὴν ἐποιήσαντο παῖδα γενέσθαι Ἀρίστωνι offered prayers that a child should be born, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 vow, [Refs]
__3 curse, imprecation, ἐξ ἀρέων μητρὸς.. ἥ ῥα θεοῖσι πόλλ᾽ ἀχέουσ᾽ ἠρᾶτο[Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently in Trag., mostly in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρὰς ἀρᾶσθαι,προστιθέναι, ἐξανιέναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in singular, πατρὸς δ᾽ ἀ. κρανθήσεται[Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: in plural, imprecations, frequently in Inscrr. on those who shall mutilate or remove them, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II Ἀρά personified as the goddess of destruction and revenge, ὦ πότνι᾽ Ἀρὰ σεμναί τε θεῶν παῖδες Ἐρινύες[Refs 5th c.BC+] is their own name γῆς ὑπα; Ἀρά τ᾽ Ἐρινὺς πατρὸς ἡ μεγασθενής[ἀράομαι.)">Refs 5th c.BC+] [Epic dialect always ᾱρ, Attic dialect always ᾰρ.] (From ἀρϝᾱ, compare κάταρ ϝος.)