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G4723στεῖραsteira

barrenPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. Matthew: 0
  2. Mark: 0
  3. 3
  4. John: 0
  5. Acts: 0
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. 1
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 1
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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5 occurrences in 5 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Luke 1:7

    But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

    στεῖρα steira “barren”

  2. Luke 1:36

    Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

    στείρᾳ steira “barren”

  3. Luke 23:29

    For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

    στεῖραι steirai “barren”

  4. Galatians 4:27

    For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

    στεῖρα steira “O barren woman”

  5. Hebrews 11:11

    By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

    στεῖρα steira “[being] barren”