Redirected from ϲτειραι, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΣΤΕΙΡΑΙ, στειραι
STEIRAI, steirai
Sounds Like: STEE-rai
Translations: barren, barren women, barren ones
From the root: ΣΤΕΙΡΑ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone or something that is infertile or unproductive, most commonly referring to a woman who cannot bear children. It can function as an adjective modifying a noun, or as a substantive noun itself, meaning 'barren women' or 'barren ones'.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4723 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 23:29
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 23:29
From the same root
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