Word study · Greek

iatrós

physician

Say it: ee-at-ROS (approximate)

ἰατρός

What it means

A physician, a doctor. In 4:14, "Luke, the beloved physician." It is also used of Jesus in Mark 2:17: "those who are healthy have no need for a physician."

Range of meaning

  • PhysicianA doctor.
  • HealerOne who treats the sick.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 4

    "Luke, the beloved physician" (4:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2395 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources