Lexical Definition
στείρος steíros (sti'-ros) barren G:N-F
a contraction from στερεός (as stiff and unnatural)
barren.
- "sterile"
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| στεῖραι | barren | Luke.23.29 |
| στεῖρα | O barren woman | Gal.4.27 |
| barren | Luke.1.7 • Heb.11.11 | |
| στερεώνται | solidifies | LXX.Prov.20.18 |
| στείρᾳ | barren | Luke.1.36 |
| στείραν | For sterile woman | LXX.Job.24.21 |
| sterile | LXX.Ps.113.9 • LXX.Isa.66.9 | |
| στείρα | O sterile | LXX.Isa.54.1 |
| she was sterile | LXX.Gen.25.21 | |
| sterile | LXX.Gen.11.30 • LXX.Gen.29.31 • LXX.Exod.23.26 • LXX.Deut.7.14 • LXX.Judg.13.3 • LXX.1Sam.2.5 | |
| was sterile | LXX.Judg.13.2 |
Abbott-Smith
στεῖρος, -ον also -α, -ον, [in LXX for עֲקֶרֶת, עֲקָרָה ;]
barren: of a woman, Lk 1:7, 36 23:29, Ga 4:27 (LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 1:7 · 1:36 · 23:29 |
| Galatians | 4:27 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
στεῖρα, ἡ,
a cow or other animal
__B that has not brought forth young, στεῖραν βοῦν.. ῥέξειν [στεῖραν “PCair.Zen.” 429.15 (3rd c.BC). ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II of women, barren, [LXX+NT]; Μοῖρα σ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of women past childbearing, [στεῖρα διάνοια, φύσις, ψυχή, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.441, 636, 478. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 not having had offspring, virgin, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit star[imacracute]s 'barren cow, heifer', Latin sterilis.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.11.30 ☩ Luke.1.7