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Strong's G3554 νόσος (nosos)

Nosos means “disease” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3554 — kavah (“burn”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3554
Language Greek
Linked Usages 22
Books 11

Strong's G3554 Quick Answer

Strong's G3554 νόσος (nosos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. nosos (nos'-os) n. 1. a malady 2. (figuratively, rarely) of moral disability It has 22 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include disease. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
nosos (nos'-os) n. 1. a malady 2. (figuratively, rarely) of moral disability
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
disease

Meaning and Definition

nosos (nos'-os) n. 1. a malady 2. (figuratively, rarely) of moral disability [of uncertain affinity] KJV: disease, infirmity, sickness

Original Word
νόσος
Transliteration
nosos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3554. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

illness

Usage: νόσος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for חֲלִי, etc. ;] disease, sickness: Mat.4:23-24 8:17 (Aq.) Mat.9:35 10:1, Mrk.1:34, Luk.4:40 6:17 7:21 9:1, Act.19:12.† SYN.: see: ἀσθένεια (AS)

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How Strong's G3554 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nosos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

disease Matthew 4:23

How Strong's G3554 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3554 (νόσος) appears 10 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3554 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3554 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:23 KJV

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Matthew 4:24 KJV

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Matthew 8:17 KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Strong's G3554 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 15:26 Septuagint / Brenton

and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his commands, and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the Egyptians will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals thee.

Deuteronomy 7:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord thy God shall remove from thee all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou hast seen, and all that thou hast known, will he lay upon thee; but he will lay them upon all that hate thee.

Deuteronomy 28:59 Septuagint / Brenton

then the Lord shall magnify thy plagues, and the plagues of thy seed, great and wonderful plagues, and evil and abiding diseases.

Strong's G3554 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 37:30 Septuagint / Brenton

For excess of meats bringeth sickness, And surfeiting will turn into choler.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3554.

Exodus 15:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his commands, and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the Egyptians will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals thee.
Deuteronomy 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord thy God shall remove from thee all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou hast seen, and all that thou hast known, will he lay upon thee; but he will lay them upon all that hate thee.
Deuteronomy 28:59 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the Lord shall magnify thy plagues, and the plagues of thy seed, great and wonderful plagues, and evil and abiding diseases.
Deuteronomy 29:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall separate that man for evil of all the children of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in the book of this law.
2 Chronicles 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt be afflicted with a grievous disease, with a disease of the bowels, until thy bowels shall fall out day by day with the sickness.
2 Chronicles 21:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it continued from day to day: and when the time of the days came to two years, his bowels fell out with the disease, and he died by a grievous distemper: and his people performed no funeral, like the funeral of his fathers.
Job 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.
Psalms 102:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who forgives all thy transgressions, Who heals all thy diseases;
Hosea 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ephraim saw his disease, and Judah his pain; then Ephraim went to the Assyrians, and sent ambassadors to King Jarim: but he could not heal you, and your pain shall in nowise cease from you.
Matthew 4:23 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Matthew 4:24 New Testament, KJV
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew 8:17 New Testament, KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 9:35 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 10:1 New Testament, KJV
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Mark 1:34 New Testament, KJV
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 3:15 New Testament, KJV
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Luke 4:40 New Testament, KJV
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
Luke 6:17 New Testament, KJV
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Luke 7:21 New Testament, KJV
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Luke 9:1 New Testament, KJV
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Acts 19:12 New Testament, KJV
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Wisdom of Sirach 37:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For excess of meats bringeth sickness, And surfeiting will turn into choler.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3554, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 5 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3554 FAQ

What does nosos (νόσος) mean?

Nosos (Strong's G3554) is a Greek word most simply glossed "disease". nosos (nos'-os) n. 1. a malady 2. (figuratively, rarely) of moral disability

How many times is nosos (νόσος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G3554 across 11 books.

Where can I study nosos (νόσος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3554 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate nosos (νόσος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as disease. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3554 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3554, with linked reader references where each row is available.