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hygiaínō

sound

Say it: hoo-ghee-AH-ee-no (approximate)

ὑγιαίνω

What it means

To be healthy, to be sound (the root of "hygiene"). In 1:10, "the sound doctrine," and the Pastoral Letters' repeated phrases "sound words" (6:3) and "sound doctrine" (2 Timothy 4:3; Titus 1:9; 2:1). In Luke 5:31, "those who are healthy."

Range of meaning

  • Be healthyBe well.
  • Be soundBe reliable, not diseased.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "The sound doctrine" (1:10).

  • Chapter 6

    "Sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ" (6:3).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G5198 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources