King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4723
Transliteration: steiros
Phonetic Spelling: (sti'-ros)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: barren
Meaning: barren
στεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luke 1:7, 36; Luke 23:29; Galatians 4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for עָקָר עֲקָרָה.)
Word Summary
steiros: barren
Original Word: στεῖροςTransliteration: steiros
Phonetic Spelling: (sti'-ros)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: barren
Meaning: barren
Strong's Concordance
barren. A contraction from stereos (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile" -- barren.
see GREEK stereos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4723: στεῖροςστεῖρος, στεῖρα, στειρον (equivalent to στερρός, στερεός which see; whence German starr, Latinsterilis), hard, stiff; of men and animals, barren: of a woman who does not conceive, Luke 1:7, 36; Luke 23:29; Galatians 4:27. (Homer, Theocritus, the Orphica, Anthol.; the Sept. for עָקָר עֲקָרָה.)