4127. plégé

Lexicon

plégé: Plague, blow, wound, stripe

Original Word: πληγή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: plégé
Pronunciation: play-GAY
Phonetic Spelling: (play-gay')
Definition: Plague, blow, wound, stripe
Meaning: a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

wound, stripe

From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity -- plague, stripe, wound(-ed).

see GREEK plesso

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pléssó
Definition
a blow, wound
NASB Translation
beat* (1), beaten (1), beatings (1), blows (1), flogging (1), plague (3), plagues (10), wound (3), wounds (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4127: πληγή

πληγή, πληγῆς, ἡ (πλήσσω), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for מַכָּה, also for מַגֵּפָה;

1. a blow, stripe: plural, Luke 10:30; Luke 10:43; Acts 16:23, 33; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 11:23; a wound: ἡ πληγή τοῦ θανάτου, deadly wound (R. V. death-stroke), Revelation 13:3, 12; τῆς μαχαίρας, wound made by a sword (sword-stroke), Revelation 13:14. (On its idiomatic omission (Luke 12:47, etc.) cf. Buttmann, 82 (72); Winer's Grammar, § 64, 4.)

2. a public calamity, heavy affliction (cf. English plague) (now tormenting now destroying the bodies of men, and sent by God as a punishment): Revelation 9:18 (Rec. omits), ; ,(); . (Cf. πληγή Διός, Sophocles Aj. 137 (cf. 279); others.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the verb πλήσσω (plēssō), meaning "to strike" or "to smite."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek πληγή corresponds to several Hebrew terms that convey similar meanings of strike, wound, or plague. Notable among these are:
• Strong's Hebrew 4347: מַכָּה (makkah) – meaning "blow" or "wound."
• Strong's Hebrew 5061: נֶגַע (nega) – meaning "plague" or "affliction."
• Strong's Hebrew 4046: מַגֵּפָה (maggephah) – meaning "plague" or "pestilence."

These Hebrew terms, like πληγή, are often used in contexts of divine judgment or physical affliction, highlighting the continuity of this theme across both the Old and New Testaments.

Usage: The word πληγή appears in various contexts within the New Testament, often associated with divine judgment or punishment, as well as physical afflictions or wounds. It is used to describe the plagues in the Book of Revelation and other instances of divine retribution or physical suffering.

Context: The Greek term πληγή is a significant word in the New Testament, appearing primarily in contexts that describe divine judgment or physical afflictions. In the Book of Revelation, πληγή is frequently used to describe the catastrophic plagues that befall the earth as part of God's final judgment (e.g., Revelation 9:18, "A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths"). These plagues serve as both a punishment for sin and a call to repentance.

In the Gospels and Acts, πληγή can refer to physical wounds or afflictions. For example, in Luke 10:30, the parable of the Good Samaritan describes a man who fell among robbers and was left "half dead" after being struck with πληγαί (plēgai, plural of πληγή). This usage underscores the physical and often violent nature of the term.

Theologically, πληγή carries the connotation of divine intervention, whether as a form of judgment or as a means of testing and refining faith. It reflects the biblical theme that God is sovereign over both blessing and calamity, using even the latter to accomplish His purposes and bring about repentance and restoration.

Forms and Transliterations

πληγαι πληγαί πληγαὶ πληγαις πληγαίς πληγαῖς πληγας πληγάς πληγὰς πληγη πληγή πληγὴ πληγῇ πληγην πληγήν πληγὴν πληγης πληγής πληγῆς πληγων πληγών πληγῶν plegai plegaì plēgai plēgaì plegais plegaîs plēgais plēgaîs plegas plegàs plēgas plēgàs plege plegḕ plēgē plēgḕ plegêi plēgē̂i plegen plegḕn plēgēn plēgḕn pleges plegês plēgēs plēgē̂s plegon plegôn plēgōn plēgō̂n

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 10:30 N-AFP
GRK: αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον
KJV: and wounded [him], and departed,
INT: him and wounds having inflicted went away

Luke 12:48 N-GFP
GRK: δὲ ἄξια πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας
NAS: deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive
KJV: things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten
INT: however [things] worthy of stripes will be beaten with few

Acts 16:23 N-AFP
GRK: ἐπιθέντες αὐτοῖς πληγὰς ἔβαλον εἰς
NAS: them with many blows, they threw
KJV: many stripes upon them,
INT: having laid on them blows they cast [them] into

Acts 16:33 N-GFP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν πληγῶν καὶ ἐβαπτίσθη
NAS: and washed their wounds, and immediately
INT: from the wounds and was baptized

2 Corinthians 6:5 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν πληγαῖς ἐν φυλακαῖς
NAS: in beatings, in imprisonments,
KJV: In stripes, in imprisonments,
INT: in beatings in imprisonments

2 Corinthians 11:23 N-DFP
GRK: περισσοτέρως ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως ἐν
NAS: imprisonments, beaten times without number,
KJV: in stripes above measure,
INT: more abundantly in beatings above measure in

Revelation 9:18 N-GFP
GRK: τῶν τριῶν πληγῶν τούτων ἀπεκτάνθησαν
NAS: three plagues, by the fire
INT: three plagues these were killed

Revelation 9:20 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις οὐδὲ
NAS: by these plagues, did not repent
KJV: by these plagues yet repented
INT: by the plagues these not even

Revelation 11:6 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν πάσῃ πληγῇ ὁσάκις ἐὰν
NAS: with every plague, as often
KJV: with all plagues, as often
INT: with every plague as often as if

Revelation 13:3 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου
NAS: and his fatal wound was healed.
KJV: his deadly wound was healed: and
INT: and the wound the death

Revelation 13:12 N-NFS
GRK: ἐθεραπεύθη ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου
NAS: whose fatal wound was healed.
KJV: whose deadly wound was healed.
INT: was healed the wound fatal

Revelation 13:14 N-AFS
GRK: ἔχει τὴν πληγὴν τῆς μαχαίρης
NAS: had the wound of the sword
KJV: which had the wound by a sword, and
INT: has the wound of the sword

Revelation 15:1 N-AFP
GRK: ἑπτὰ ἔχοντας πληγὰς ἑπτὰ τὰς
NAS: seven plagues, [which are] the last,
KJV: the seven last plagues; for in
INT: seven having plagues seven the

Revelation 15:6 N-AFP
GRK: τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: the seven plagues came
KJV: the seven plagues, clothed
INT: the seven plagues out of the

Revelation 15:8 N-NFP
GRK: αἱ ἑπτὰ πληγαὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ
NAS: the seven plagues of the seven
KJV: the seven plagues of the seven
INT: the seven plagues of the seven

Revelation 16:9 N-AFP
GRK: ἐπὶ τὰς πληγὰς ταύτας καὶ
NAS: these plagues, and they did not repent
KJV: over these plagues: and they repented
INT: over the plagues these and

Revelation 16:21 N-GFS
GRK: ἐκ τῆς πληγῆς τῆς χαλάζης
NAS: because of the plague of the hail,
KJV: because of the plague of the hail;
INT: out of the plague of the hail

Revelation 16:21 N-NFS
GRK: ἐστὶν ἡ πληγὴ αὐτῆς σφόδρα
NAS: because its plague was extremely
KJV: for the plague thereof
INT: is the plague of it exceedingly

Revelation 18:4 N-GFP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν πληγῶν αὐτῆς ἵνα
NAS: and receive of her plagues;
KJV: of her plagues.
INT: of the plagues of her that

Revelation 18:8 N-NFP
GRK: ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς θάνατος
NAS: day her plagues will come,
KJV: shall her plagues come in
INT: will come the plagues of her death

Revelation 21:9 N-GFP
GRK: τῶν ἑπτὰ πληγῶν τῶν ἐσχάτων
NAS: last plagues came
KJV: of the seven last plagues, and talked
INT: of the seven plagues last

Revelation 22:18 N-AFP
GRK: αὐτὸν τὰς πληγὰς τὰς γεγραμμένας
NAS: will add to him the plagues which are written
KJV: him the plagues that are written
INT: him the plagues which are written

Strong's Greek 4127
22 Occurrences

πληγαὶ — 2 Occ.
πληγαῖς — 3 Occ.
πληγὰς — 6 Occ.
πληγῇ — 4 Occ.
πληγὴν — 1 Occ.
πληγῆς — 1 Occ.
πληγῶν — 5 Occ.