G4723 στείρος
Strong's Greek Concordance · 4 KJV occurrences
στείρος
steíros
Definition
"sterile"
KJV Renderings
barren
Derivation / Etymology
a contraction from G4731 (στερεός) (as stiff and unnatural);
KJV Verses (4)
- Luke 1:7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
- Luke 1:36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
- Luke 23:29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
- Galatians 4:27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.