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Lexicon :: Strong's G4127 - plēgē

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πληγή
Transliteration
plēgē (Key)
Pronunciation
play-gay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πληγή plēgḗ, play-gay'; from G4141; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity:—plague, stripe, wound(-ed).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G4127 in the following manner: plague (12x), stripe (5x), wound (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G4127 in the following manner: plague (12x), stripe (5x), wound (4x).

  1. a blow, stripe, a wound

  2. a public calamity, heavy affliction, plague,

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πληγή plēgḗ, play-gay'; from G4141; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity:—plague, stripe, wound(-ed).
STRONGS G4127:
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), Revelation 9:20; Revelation 11:6; 15:1,6,8; 16:9,(Revelation 16:21); Revelation 18:4,8; 21:9; 22:18. (Cf. πληγή Διός, Sophocles Aj. 137 (cf. 279); others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
10:30; 12:47
Acts
16:23; 16:33
2 Corinthians
6:5; 11:23
Revelation
9:18; 9:20; 11:6; 13:3; 13:12; 13:14; 15:1; 15:6; 15:8; 16:9; 16:21; 18:4; 18:8; 21:9; 22:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4127 matches the Greek πληγή (plēgē),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:23 - They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:5 - We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:18 - One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:20 - But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:1 - Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God’s wrath to completion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen[fn] with gold sashes across their chests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds[fn] fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:4 - Then I heard another voice calling from heaven,
“Come away from her, my people.
Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day—
death and mourning and famine.
She will be completely consumed by fire,
for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 - Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 - And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.
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