Word study · Greek
gággraina
gangrene
Say it: GANG-rye-nah (approximate)
γάγγραινα
What it means
Gangrene, a spreading rot in the flesh. In 2:17, false words "will consume like gangrene." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- GangreneSpreading tissue death.
- CancerA spreading disease.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Will consume like gangrene" (2:17). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1044 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources